Data Zone
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-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor | EN | passage (2008) | present | A1 |
| Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes | VU | passage (2003) | present | A1 |
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | non-breeding (1999) | 3,000 birds | A4i |
| Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | LC | resident (1999) | 1,100 birds | A4i |
| Dunlin Calidris alpina | NT | winter (1999) | 13,800 birds | A4i |
| Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia | LC | winter (1999) | 1,700 birds | A4i |
| Saunders's Gull Saundersilarus saundersi | VU | winter (2003) | present | A1, A4i |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | unknown (2003) | min 20,000 birds | A4iii |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Intertidal | major (>10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yueqing Wan (China (mainland)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yueqing-wan-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/12/2024.