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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	breeding	2003	present	A1
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	2003	present	A1
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri	CR	breeding	2003	present	A1, A4i
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa	LC	passage	2003	present	A1
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus	CR	passage	2003	100 individuals	A1, A4i
White-naped Crane Grus vipio	VU	breeding	2003	present	A1
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis	VU	passage	2003	60 individuals	A1, A4i
Hooded Crane Grus monacha	VU	passage	2003	present	A1, A4i
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	breeding	2003	present	A1
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana	EN	passage	2003	100 individuals	A1, A4i
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	breeding	2003	present	A1
Steller's Sea-eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus	VU	passage	2003	present	A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	2003	present	A1
Jankowski's Bunting Emberiza jankowskii	EN	breeding	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.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1986	Xianghai	Nature Reserve	100
1992	Xianghai	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Grassland		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Xianghai Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/xianghai-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 22/11/2024.