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Nanji Islands 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
Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris LC non-breeding 2008 present A4i
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus LC unknown 2008 present A4i
Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana LC unknown 2008 present A4i

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
1990 Nanji Islands National Nature Reserve 100
1998 Nanji Islands UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nanji Islands Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nanji-islands-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/11/2024.