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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
Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor	EN	non-breeding	2003	present	A1, A4i
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes	VU	non-breeding	2003	present	A1
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	2003	present	A1, A4i
Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi	VU	winter	2003	present	A1, A4i

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2010) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	good (> 90%)	poor (40-69%)	unfavourable
Marine Intertidal	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable
Forest	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1988	Neilingding-futian	Nature Reserve	100
1988	Inner Deep Bay and Futian	National Nature Reserve	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	Other artificial wetlands	major (>10)
Forest	Mangrove forest (tropical)	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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