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Liangshui Nature Reserve


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
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid EN breeding (2003) present A1
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus VU passage (2003) present A1
Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus EN breeding (2003) present A1, A3
Blakiston's Eagle-owl Bubo blakistoni EN resident (2008) present A1, A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1980 Liangshui Nature Reserve (V) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Liangshui Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/liangshui-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/12/2024.