Dunhuang Nature Reserve and Western Qilian Shan mountains (China (mainland))

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Dunhuang Nature Reserve and Western Qilian Shan mountains

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri	CR	passage	2003	present	A1
Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis	NT	breeding	1997	5-12 individuals	A1, A3
Relict Gull Larus relictus	VU	breeding	1985	present	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	passage	2003	present	A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	EN	breeding	2008	rare	A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	2003	present	A1
Ala Shan Redstart Phoenicurus alaschanicus	NT	breeding	2003	present	A2, A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	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
-	Dunhuang	Nature Reserve	47
1982	Xiaosuganhu	Nature Reserve	<1
1982	Dasuganhu	Nature Reserve	<1
1985	Anxijihanhuangmo	Nature Reserve	11

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dunhuang Nature Reserve and Western Qilian Shan mountains (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dunhuang-nature-reserve-and-western-qilian-shan-mountains-iba-china-(mainland) on 22/11/2024.