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Yamdrok Co


IBA Justification

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
Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis NT breeding (2003) present A1, A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a unknown (2003) min 20,000 birds A4iii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Yaluzangbujiangzhongyouheguoheijinghe Nature Reserve (V) 33

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial -
Wetlands (inland) -


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 26/12/2024.