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Sanjiang Nature Reserve


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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus LC breeding 1993 min 400 individuals A4i
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid EN breeding 2003 present A1
Bean Goose Anser fabalis LC breeding 2003 present A4i
Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus EN resident 2003 present A1
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri CR breeding 2003 present A1
White-naped Crane Grus vipio VU breeding 2003 present A1
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis VU breeding 2003 present A1
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana EN breeding 2003 present A1
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo LC breeding 2003 present A4i
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU breeding 2003 present A1

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
- Sanjiang Nature Reserve 100
2002 San Jiang National Nature Reserve Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 83

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Wetlands (inland) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sanjiang Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sanjiang-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 22/11/2024.