• Summary
• Text account
• Data table and detailed info
• Map
• Reference and further resources

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
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	non-breeding	1999	300 individuals	A4i
Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor	EN	non-breeding	2003	present	A1, A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	2003	present	A1, A4i
Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi	VU	non-breeding	2008	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	non-breeding	2008	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.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2011) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Pollution	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1998	Gongpingdahu	Nature Reserve	61

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

---

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gongping Dahu Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gongping-dahu-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/11/2024.