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-necked Crane Grus nigricollis | NT | winter | 2003 | present | A1 |
Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola | VU | breeding | 2003 | present | A1, A3 |
Giant Babax Pterorhinus waddelli | LC | resident | 2003 | present | A2, A3 |
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 |
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2003 | Gongbo | Nature Reserve | 100 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gongbo Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gongbo-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/11/2024.