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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
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	winter	2003	present	A4i
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid	EN	winter	2003	present	A1
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	non-breeding	2003	present	A4i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	2003	present	A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	winter	2003	present	A1, A4i
Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus	EN	winter	2003	present	A1
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri	CR	winter	2003	present	A1
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa	LC	passage	2003	present	A1
Falcated Duck Mareca falcata	LC	winter	2003	present	A4i
Swinhoe's Rail Coturnicops exquisitus	LC	winter	2003	present	A1
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus	CR	winter	2003	present	A1, A4i
White-naped Crane Grus vipio	VU	winter	2003	present	A1, A4i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter	2003	present	A4i
Hooded Crane Grus monacha	VU	winter	2003	present	A1, A4i
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	winter	2003	present	A1
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana	EN	winter	2003	present	A1, A4i
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	non-breeding	2003	present	A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	2003	present	A1
Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea	CR	passage	2003	present	A1
Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer	EN	passage	2003	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	non-breeding	2003	present	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter	2003	present	A1
Marsh Grassbird Helopsaltes pryeri	NT	resident	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.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Nandongtihu Shidi and Shuiqin	Nature Reserve	34
1991	Mupinghu	Nature Reserve	5
1992	Dong dongting hu	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	38
1994	Dongdongtinghu (Hunan)	Nature Reserve	38
2002	Nan Dongting Wetland & Waterfowl Reserve	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	34
2002	Xi Dongting Lake	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	7

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dongting Hu wetlands (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dongting-hu-wetlands-iba-china-(mainland) on 22/11/2024.