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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
Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor	EN	winter (1987–2000)	2–6 birds	A1
Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi	VU	winter (1987–2000)	161–385 birds	A1, A4i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1995	Dadu River Mouth Wildlife Refuge	野生動物保護區 (IV)	100
1998	Dadu River Mouth	野生動物重要棲息環境 (IV)	80

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	minor (<10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	-

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	46
water management	26
agriculture	24
urban/industrial/transport	2
other	2

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tatu Rivermouth Wildlife Refuge (Taiwan, China). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tatu-rivermouth-wildlife-refuge-iba-taiwan-china on 23/12/2024.