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Melmeg (Momege) 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
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri CR breeding (2003) present A1
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus CR passage (1989) 425 birds A1, A4i
White-naped Crane Grus vipio VU breeding (2003) present A1
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis VU breeding (2003) present A1, A4i
Hooded Crane Grus monacha VU passage (2003) present A1
Great Bustard Otis tarda EN breeding (2003) present A1
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana EN passage (1989) 800 birds A1, A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage (2003) 100,000 birds A4iii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1981 Momoge Nature Reserve (V) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial -
Grassland -
Wetlands (inland) -


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