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Yamdrok Co


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-necked Crane Grus nigricollis NT breeding 2003 present A1, A3
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.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Yaluzangbujiangzhongyouheguoheijinghe Nature Reserve 33

Habitats

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yamdrok Co (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yamdrok-co-iba-china-(mainland) on 25/11/2024.