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Hukou Wetland Nature Reserve


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
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid EN breeding 2003 present A1
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus VU passage 2003 present A1
Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus EN resident 2003 present A1
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri CR breeding 2003 present A1
White-naped Crane Grus vipio VU breeding 2003 present A1
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis VU passage 2003 present A1
Hooded Crane Grus monacha VU breeding 2003 present A1
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana EN breeding 2003 present A1

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
1997 Hukoushidi Nature Reserve 100

Habitats

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hukou Wetland Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hukou-wetland-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 22/11/2024.