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Maoshan 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
Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus EN breeding 2003 present A1
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri CR breeding 2003 present A1
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa LC passage 2003 present A1
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis VU breeding 2003 present A1
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana EN passage 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 Maoshan Nature Reserve 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest -
Wetlands (inland) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


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