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Heiyupao Nature Reserve


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid EN passage (2003) 500 birds A1, A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus VU passage (2003) present A1
Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus EN breeding (2003) present A1
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri CR breeding (2003) present A1
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa LC passage (2003) present A1
White-naped Crane Grus vipio VU breeding (2003) present A1
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis VU breeding (2003) present A1, A4i
Hooded Crane Grus monacha VU passage (2003) present A1
Great Bustard Otis tarda EN breeding (2003) present A1
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana EN passage (2003) present A1, A4i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1988 Heiyupao Nature Reserve (V) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Heiyupao Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/heiyupao-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/12/2024.