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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage	2003	present	A4i
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	passage	2003	present	A4i
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid	EN	breeding	2003	present	A1
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	breeding	2003	present	A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	2003	present	A1, A4i
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri	CR	breeding	2003	present	A1
Garganey Spatula querquedula	LC	breeding	2003	present	A4i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	passage	2003	present	A4i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	breeding	2003	present	A4i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	passage	2003	4,000-5,000 individuals	A4i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	breeding	2003	present	A4i
White-naped Crane Grus vipio	VU	breeding	2003	present	A1, A4i
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis	VU	passage	2003	present	A1, A4i
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana	EN	breeding	2003	present	A1
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes	VU	-	2003	present	A1
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	breeding	2003	present	A4i
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	unknown	2008	present	A1
Steller's Sea-eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus	VU	unknown	2008	present	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2003	30,000-100,000 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
1994	Xingkaihu	Nature Reserve	100
2002	Xingkai Lake National Nature Reserve	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
2007	Xingkai Hu	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100
2007	Xingkai Lake	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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