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Siling Co 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
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus LC breeding 2003 present A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea LC breeding 2003 present A4i
Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis NT breeding 2003 250-999 individuals A1, A3, A4i

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
- Selincuoheijinghe Nature Reserve 100
2018 Tibet Selincuo Wetlands Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 68

Habitats

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


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