Data Zone
Country/territory: China (mainland)
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, A4iii (2009)
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Area: 120,000 hectares (1,200.00 km2)
Site description (2009 baseline)
Located in the eastern part of Dunhua City, 20 km from the city itself. The IBA includes a natural lake and five reservoirs. It is a breeding and staging site for waterbirds, where over 100,000 individual birds are estimated to occur.
Key biodiversity
Non-bird biodiversity: There are records of Panthera tigris altaia, Panthera pardus, Felis lynx, Lutra lutra, Martes zibellina, Ursus arctos, Selenarctos thibetanus and Cervus nippon, but their numbers have declined in recent years.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dashanzuizi (China (mainland)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dashanzuizi-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/12/2024.