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Hongjian Nur


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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus LC breeding 2003 present A4i
Goosander Mergus merganser LC non-breeding 2003 present A4i
Common Crane Grus grus LC passage 2003 present A4i
Great Bustard Otis tarda EN breeding 2003 present A1
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus NT winter 1985 present A1
Relict Gull Larus relictus VU breeding 2003-2008 present A1, A4i

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
1996 Hongjianzuo Nature Reserve 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Wetlands (inland) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


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