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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid | EN | passage | 2003 | present | A1 |
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri | CR | breeding | 2003 | present | A1 |
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos | LC | breeding | 2003 | present | A4i |
Common Teal Anas crecca | LC | passage | 2003 | 20,000 individuals | A4i |
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis | VU | passage | 1983 | 30 individuals | A1, A4i |
Steller's Sea-eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus | VU | winter | 2003 | present | A1 |
Jankowski's Bunting Emberiza jankowskii | EN | resident | 2003 | present | A1 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | unknown | 2003 | min 20,000 individuals | A4iii |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.
Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
---|---|---|
Artificial/Terrestrial | major (>10) | |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
Marine Intertidal | major (>10) | |
Grassland | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tumen River at Jingxin-Fangchuan (China (mainland)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tumen-river-at-jingxin-fangchuan-iba-china-(mainland) on 22/11/2024.