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Dabusu Hu


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2009 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid EN breeding 2003 present A1
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis VU breeding 2003 present A1, A4i
Great Bustard Otis tarda EN breeding 2003 present A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a unknown 2003 min 20,000 individuals A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1993 Dabusulangyaba Nature Reserve 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Wetlands (inland) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dabusu Hu (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dabusu-hu-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/11/2024.