TW004
Taipei City Waterbird Refuge


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Common Teal Anas crecca LC winter (1992–1999) 9,000 birds A4i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1993 Taipei City Waterbird Refuge 野生動物保護區 (IV) 22
1997 Taipei City Zhongxing and Yungfu Bridges Waterbird 野生動物重要棲息環境 (IV) 22

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Intertidal major (>10)
Marine Neritic minor (<10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
water management 37
not utilised 26
tourism/recreation 23
agriculture 8
urban/industrial/transport 3
other 3


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Taipei City Waterbird Refuge (Taiwan, China). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/taipei-city-waterbird-refuge-iba-taiwan-china on 23/12/2024.