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Songhua Hu, Baishan Hu and Hongshi Hu


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
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid EN breeding 2003 present A1
Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus EN breeding 2003 5 individuals A1
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri CR breeding 2003 present A1
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis VU passage 2003 present A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni LC breeding 2003 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.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Songhua Hu Scenic Area 6
1982 Songhuajiangsanhu Nature Reserve 100

Habitats

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Songhua Hu, Baishan Hu and Hongshi Hu (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/songhua-hu-baishan-hu-and-hongshi-hu-iba-china-(mainland) on 22/11/2024.