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Zhalong Nature Reserve


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
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid EN breeding (2003) present A1
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus VU passage (2003) present A1
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri CR breeding (2003) present A1, A4i
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa LC passage (2003) present A1
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus CR passage (2003) present A1, A4i
White-naped Crane Grus vipio VU breeding (2003) present A1, A4i
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis VU breeding (2003) present A1, A4i
Hooded Crane Grus monacha VU passage (2003) present A1, A4i
Great Bustard Otis tarda EN breeding (2003) present A1
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana EN passage (2003) present A1
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia LC breeding (2003) present A4i
Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus LC unknown (2003) present A4i
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU breeding (2003) present A1
Marsh Grassbird Helopsaltes pryeri NT breeding (2003) present A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a unknown (2003) min 20,000 birds A4iii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Zhalong Nature Reserve (V) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zhalong Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zhalong-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/12/2024.