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Shijiu Hu (Jiangsu)


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid EN non-breeding (2008) present A1
Falcated Duck Mareca falcata LC winter (2007) 630 birds A4i
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana EN winter (2008) present A1
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus LC winter (2006) 1,500 birds A4i


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Shijiu Hu (Jiangsu) (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/shijiu-hu-(jiangsu)-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/12/2024.