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Lianhuanhu Waterbird Nature Reserve
Location China (mainland), Heilongjiang
Central coordinates 123o 8.00' East  47o 0.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A4iii
Area 43,000 ha
Altitude 140 m
Year of IBA assessment 2009





Site description Lianhuanhu lake is located on the lower Nen Jiang river, and extends 60 km from north to south, and 20 km from east to west. Habitats include open water, marshes, meadows, plantations and agricultural areas. About 25,000-45,000 birds (mostly snipe and duck) are hunted in the IBA each year.

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 
Great Bustard Otis tarda unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Critically Endangered 
White-naped Crane Grus vipio unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Hooded Crane Grus monacha unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Endangered 
A4iii Species group - waterbirds unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4iii   

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Lian Huan Hu Nature Reserve 43,000 is identical to site 43,000  

Habitats

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

Other biodiversity Nationally protected animals include Mustela sibirica, Vulpes vulpes, Meles meles, Lepus capensis and Dipus annulatus

Conservation response Established as a county-level nature reserve in 1986. This nature reserve is also a state-approved hunting ground for waterbirds, and the first international waterbird hunting ground in China. It includes four hunting sites, two sites for breeding birds and one tourism site.

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lianhuanhu Waterbird Nature Reserve. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 20/05/2013

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