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The site was identified as important in 2001 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
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii	LC	breeding	2001	600-1,000 individuals	A4i
Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii	LC	breeding	2001	200 individuals	A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1995	Penghu County Wang-an Island Green Turtle Nesting Refuge	野生動物保護區	10

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Southern Sea Islets (Taiwan, China). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/southern-sea-islets-iba-taiwan-china on 23/11/2024.