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Xiaruyue Reservoir


IBA Justification

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
Black Stork Ciconia nigra LC breeding 2003 20 individuals A4i
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus EN breeding 2003 present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Wetlands (inland) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Xiaruyue Reservoir (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/xiaruyue-reservoir-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/11/2024.