Current view: Text account
Site description (2009 baseline):
Site location and context
The IBA includes both Weizhou Dao and Xieyang Dao islands, which are 17 km apart. The southern part of Weizhou Dao island has a hilly, volcanic topography, and the northern part has sand bars and alluvial plain. The IBA has a north Asian subtropical monsoon climate. There are 435 ha of woodland on the island, mainly composed of Casuarina equisetifolia and Acacia confusa.
Non-bird biodiversity: No information.
Conservation responses/actions for key biodiversity
Established as a provincial-level nature reserve (2,600 ha) in 1982 to protect the birds.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Weizhou Dao and Xieyang Dao (China (mainland)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/weizhou-dao-and-xieyang-dao-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/11/2024.
