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Northeastern Sea Islets


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2001 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
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii LC breeding (2001) 350–500 birds A4i
Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana LC breeding (2001) 180 birds A4i
Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii LC breeding (2001) 300 birds A4i

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Marine Neritic major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Northeastern Sea Islets (Taiwan, China). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/northeastern-sea-islets-iba-taiwan-china on 23/12/2024.