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 |
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Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus | EN | non-breeding (2008) | present | A1 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Xinjiang Yiyang Qinghu Section (China (mainland)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/xinjiang-yiyang-qinghu-section-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/12/2024.