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Taipo Hu Nature Reserve


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
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

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
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 22/11/2024.