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CN019
Fenglin Nature Reserve
Location China (mainland), Heilongjiang
Central coordinates 129o 7.00' East  48o 5.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A3
Area 18,400 ha
Altitude 285 - 688m
Year of IBA assessment 2009





Site description Fenglin Nature Reserve is located on the southern slope of the Xiao Hinggan Ling mountains, and extends 20 km from east to west and 16 km from north to south. It was the first nature reserve established to protect Pinus koraiensis in China.

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 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Fenglin Nature Reserve 18,400 is identical to site 18,400  

Habitats

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

Other biodiversity No information.

Conservation response Established as a provincial-level nature reserve in 1963, and upgraded to a national nature reserve in 1988. Fenglin was designated in 1997 as a ‘Biosphere Reserve’ under UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere (MAB) Programme.

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Fenglin Nature Reserve. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/05/2013

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