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Dali Nur Nature Reserve


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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus LC breeding 2003 2,400 individuals A4i
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid EN passage 2003 min 10,000 individuals A1, A4i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra LC breeding 2003 min 10,000 individuals A4i
White-naped Crane Grus vipio VU breeding 2003 present A1, A4i
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis VU passage 2003 present A1
Great Bustard Otis tarda EN breeding 2003 present A1
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana EN passage 2003 present A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU - 2003 present A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni LC 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
1987 Dalinuoerniaolei Nature Reserve 100

Habitats

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dali Nur Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dali-nur-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/11/2024.