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Qingtongxia reservoir and Yellow River wetlands in Zhongning and Zhongwei


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
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid EN passage 1986 2,000 individuals A1, A4i
Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus EN winter 2003 present A1
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri CR passage 2003 present A1
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa LC passage 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.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1983 Shapotou Nature Reserve 22
1984 Qing Tong Xia Nature Reserve 6

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial -
Desert -
Wetlands (inland) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Qingtongxia reservoir and Yellow River wetlands in Zhongning and Zhongwei (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/qingtongxia-reservoir-and-yellow-river-wetlands-in-zhongning-and-zhongwei-iba-china-(mainland) on 22/11/2024.