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Jianhu 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
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos LC unknown 2008 present A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage 2008 20,000 individuals A4iii
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a winter 2008 20,000 individuals A4iii

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
2001 Jianhu Nature Reserve 100


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