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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Swan Goose Anser cygnoid | EN | winter (2003) | present | A1, A4i |
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus | VU | winter (2003) | present | A1 |
Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus | EN | winter (2003) | present | A1 |
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri | CR | passage (2003) | present | A1 |
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus | CR | passage (2003) | present | A1 |
White-naped Crane Grus vipio | VU | winter (2003) | present | A1 |
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis | VU | winter (2003) | present | A1 |
Hooded Crane Grus monacha | VU | winter (2003) | present | A1 |
Great Bustard Otis tarda | EN | winter (2003) | present | A1 |
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana | EN | winter (2003) | present | A1, A4i |
Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor | EN | winter (2003) | present | A1, A4i |
Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer | EN | passage (2003) | present | A1 |
Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi | VU | breeding (2003) | present | A1, A4i |
Relict Gull Larus relictus | VU | non-breeding (2003) | present | A1 |
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca | VU | winter (2003) | present | A1 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | unknown (2003) | min 20,000 birds | A4iii |
Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
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1992 | Yancheng | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) | 100 |
1992 | Yancheng | Nature Reserve (V) | 100 |
Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
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Marine Intertidal | major (>10) | |
Artificial/Terrestrial | minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yancheng Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yancheng-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/12/2024.