Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2001 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor | EN | winter | 1995 | 16 individuals | A1 |
| Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | winter | 1995-2000 | 4,603-9,999 individuals | A4i |
| Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi | VU | winter | 1999 | 114 individuals | A1 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Kinmen | 國家公園 | 100 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | major (>10) | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | major (>10) | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
| Forest | minor (<10) | |
| Marine Intertidal | minor (<10) |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| nature conservation and research | 96 |
| tourism/recreation | 4 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kinmen National Park (Taiwan, China). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kinmen-national-park-iba-taiwan-china on 23/11/2024.