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Keluo He Nature Reserve
Location China (mainland), Heilongjiang
Central coordinates 125o 52.00' East  49o 8.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A4i
Area 3,577 ha
Altitude 262 - 280m
Year of IBA assessment 2009





Ornithological information More than 1,000 ducks and geese occur in the spring.

Site description Located in Nenjiang County. Keluo He Nature Reserve is in the middle reaches of the Keluo He river, which is a tributary of the Nen Jiang river. It lies in a transition zone between the Xiao Hinggan Ling mountains and the Nen Jiang plains. The area comprises meadows, patches of forest and plantations, and is rich in water plants.

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Swan Goose Anser cygnoides unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Baikal Teal Anas formosa unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Least Concern 
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Critically Endangered 
Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Endangered 
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Endangered 
White-naped Crane Grus vipio unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A4i  Endangered 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Keluohe Nature Reserve 3,577 is identical to site 3,577  

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)   -
Forest   -

Other biodiversity Thirty mammal species have been recorded. Nationally protected plants include Fraxinus mandshurica, Juglans mandshurica, Betula verrucosa and Fructus schisandrae.

Conservation response Established as a county-level nature reserve in 1996, now a city-level nature reserve.

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Keluo He Nature Reserve. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 21/05/2013

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