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Yarlong Zangpo Middle Reaches Black-necked Crane Nature Reserve


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 1990 3,041 individuals A1, A3, A4i

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 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Grassland -
Wetlands (inland) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yarlong Zangpo Middle Reaches Black-necked Crane Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yarlong-zangpo-middle-reaches-black-necked-crane-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 25/11/2024.