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Site description (2009 baseline):

Jingyu Hu lake is located where Xinjiang borders Tibet and Qinghai. It is a high-altitude salt lake with an area of 17,000 ha. The lake is fed by snowmelt and glaciers, and the main habitats in the IBA are grassland, marshy meadow, barren rock and saltpans.

Non-bird biodiversity: Twenty-two 22 mammal species recorded in the area, including Vulpes vulpes, Panthra uncia, Ursus arctos, Equus kiang, Ovis ammon, Marmota himalayana, Pantholops hodgsoni, and Bos mutus. This area is probably a breeding ground of P. hodgsoni, with over 1,000 seen in 1988.

The IBA is inside Altun Shan Nature Reserve, which was established in 1983 and upgraded to a national nature reserve in 1985.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jingyu Hu (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jingyu-hu-iba-china-(mainland) on 25/11/2024.