Data Zone
Country/territory: China (mainland)
IBA criteria met: A1, A3 (2009)
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Area: 190,000 hectares (1,900.00 km2)
Site description (2009 baseline)
Located on the eastern Loess Plateau, bordering Ningxia in the west and north. The Jing He river flows through the centre of the IBA. In the 1950s large flocks of Otis tarda occurred on migration, but they have been extinct here since the 1970s.
Key biodiversity
Non-bird biodiversity: No information.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pingliang (China (mainland)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pingliang-iba-china-(mainland) on 25/12/2024.