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Taipo Hu Nature Reserve


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus LC non-breeding (2008) present A4i
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid EN non-breeding (2008) present A1
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus VU non-breeding (2008) present A1
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri CR non-breeding (2008) present A1
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa LC non-breeding (2008) present A1
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos LC unknown (2008) present A4i
Common Teal Anas crecca LC non-breeding (2008) present A4i
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU unknown (2008) present A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca VU non-breeding (2008) present A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a unknown (2008) present A4iii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2001 Taipohuhouniao Nature Reserve (-) 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Taipo Hu Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/taipo-hu-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/12/2024.