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Quanzhou Wan and Jin Jiang Estuary


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-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor EN non-breeding 2003 present A1

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


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Marine Intertidal major (>10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Quanzhou Wan and Jin Jiang Estuary (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/quanzhou-wan-and-jin-jiang-estuary-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/11/2024.