TW016
Tacheng Wetlands


IBA Justification

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
Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi VU winter 1996-2000 80-105 individuals A1, A4i

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


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Marine Intertidal major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial minor (<10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
not utilised 78
water management 17
agriculture 4
other 1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tacheng Wetlands (Taiwan, China). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tacheng-wetlands-iba-taiwan-china on 23/11/2024.