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CN031
Sanjiang Nature Reserve
Location China (mainland), Heilongjiang
Central coordinates 134o 30.00' East  47o 54.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A4i
Area 198,100 ha
Altitude 34 - 239m
Year of IBA assessment 2009





Site description Located along the border of Tongjiang and Fuyuan counties. Sanjiang Nature Reserve is an inland ox-bow lake wetland. The eastern part of this lake is located on the western bank of the Wusuli Jiang river (River Ussuri), and the western part of the lake is on the Yalu Jiang river.

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 
Bean Goose Anser fabalis unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus unknown  1993  400 individuals  unknown  A4i  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 
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
White-naped Crane Grus vipio unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Endangered 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
San Jiang National Nature Reserve Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar) 164,400 protected area contained by site 164,400  
Sanjiang Nature Reserve 198,100 is identical to site 198,100  

Habitats

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

Other biodiversity Thirty-seven species of mammals have been recorded in the area, including 10 that are nationally protected including Panthera tigris altaia, Martes zibellina and Cervus nippon.

Conservation response Established as a provincial-level nature reserve in 1994, and subsequently upgraded to a national nature reserve. The reserve was designated in 2002 as a ‘Wetland of International Importance’ (or Ramsar site) under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Sanjiang Nature Reserve. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 18/06/2013

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