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Longgan Hu Wetland Nature Reserve


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid EN winter 2003 present A1
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus VU winter 2003 present A1
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri CR winter 2003 present A1
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa LC passage 2003 present A1
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus CR winter 2003 present A1
White-naped Crane Grus vipio VU winter 2003 present A1
Hooded Crane Grus monacha VU winter 2003 present A1, A4i
Great Bustard Otis tarda EN winter 2003 present A1
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana EN winter 2003 present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1988 Longganhu Nature Reserve 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial -
Wetlands (inland) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Longgan Hu Wetland Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/longgan-hu-wetland-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 22/11/2024.