TW045
Litzechien


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
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa LC winter (2001) unknown A1
Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor EN winter (1999) 5 birds A1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial major (>10) Rice paddies
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 70
water management 10
other 8
urban/industrial/transport 6
not utilised 5


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