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Kunes forest


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Yellow-eyed Pigeon Columba eversmanni VU breeding (2003) present A1, A3
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU - (2003) present A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca VU passage (2003) present A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus EN breeding (2003) present A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni LC breeding (2003) present A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Kunes Grassland Nature Reserve (-) -

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest -
Grassland -
Shrubland -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kunes forest (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kunes-forest-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/12/2024.