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Xekar Reservoir


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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala EN breeding (2003) present A1
Xinjiang Ground-jay Podoces biddulphi NT resident (2000) present A2, A3

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Xekar Reservoir (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/xekar-reservoir-iba-china-(mainland) on 25/12/2024.