Current view: Text account
Site description (2009 baseline):
Site location and context
Mengjin Huanghe Nature Reserve is located in the north-eastern part of Mengjin County, in the middle reaches of the Huang He (Yellow River). Siltation of the river bed has changed the course of the river many times, and formed a large area of floodplain. The nature reserve is 28 km long and 0.5-5.0 km wide.
Non-bird biodiversity: No information.
Conservation responses/actions for key biodiversity
Established as a provincial-level nature reserve (8,400 ha) in 1995. The IBA is within Henan Yellow River Wetland National Nature Reserve (68,000 ha) which was established in 2003.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mengjin Huanghe Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mengjin-huanghe-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/12/2024.
