Rong Jiang Estuary (China (mainland)) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Rong Jiang Estuary

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri	CR	non-breeding	2008	present	A1
Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor	EN	non-breeding	2003	present	A1
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes	VU	passage	2008	present	A1
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	non-breeding	2008	present	A1
Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer	EN	unknown	2008	present	A1
Relict Gull Larus relictus	VU	unknown	2008	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.

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rong Jiang Estuary (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rong-jiang-estuary-iba-china-(mainland) on 22/11/2024.