TW003
Kuantu


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Common Teal Anas crecca LC winter (1992–1999) 10,000 birds A4i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1986 Guandu 自然保留區 (Ia) 34

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest major (>10) Mangrove forest (tropical)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Marine Intertidal major (>10)
Marine Neritic major (>10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 82
not utilised 13
urban/industrial/transport 5


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kuantu (Taiwan, China). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kuantu-iba-taiwan-china on 23/12/2024.