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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
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid	EN	winter	2003	present	A1, A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	winter	2003	present	A1, A4i
Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus	EN	winter	2003	present	A1
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri	CR	winter	2003	present	A1
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa	LC	passage	2003	present	A1
Swinhoe's Rail Coturnicops exquisitus	LC	winter	2003	present	A1
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus	CR	winter	2003	present	A1, A4i
White-naped Crane Grus vipio	VU	winter	2003	present	A1, A4i
Hooded Crane Grus monacha	VU	winter	2003	present	A1, A4i
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	winter	2003	present	A1
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana	EN	winter	2003	present	A1, A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	2003	present	A1
Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi	VU	winter	2003	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	2003	present	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter	2003	present	A1
Marsh Grassbird Helopsaltes pryeri	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	2003	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1980	Poyanghulijiyuchanluanchang	Nature Reserve	7
1980	Poyanghuhebang	Nature Reserve	3
1986	Poyanghu Whitebait	Nature Reserve	<1
1988	Poyanghuhouniao	Nature Reserve	5
1992	Poyanghu	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	-
1997	Poyanghunanjishidi	Nature Reserve	7

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Poyang Hu wetlands (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/poyang-hu-wetlands-iba-china-(mainland) on 22/11/2024.