Yalu Jiang Estuary (China (mainland)) IBA | Text

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Yalu Jiang Estuary

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Site description (2009 baseline):

Site location and context

The Yalu River flows westwards at its estuary. The main habitats in the IBA are reedbeds and tidal flats, with some areas of agricultural land. Many waterbirds, especially shorebirds, occur on migration, when more than 70,000 birds can be counted in one day during the peak.

Key biodiversity

Non-bird biodiversity: No information.

Conservation responses/actions for key biodiversity

Yalu Jiang Coastal Wetland National Nature Reserve (108,057 ha) was established in 1997.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yalu Jiang Estuary (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yalu-jiang-estuary-iba-china-(mainland) on 22/12/2024.