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CN026
Qixing He Wetland Nature Reserve
Location China (mainland), Heilongjiang
Central coordinates 132o 15.00' East  46o 46.00' North
IBA criteria A1
Area 20,000 ha
Altitude 53 - 63m
Year of IBA assessment 2009





Site description Located in the northern part of Baoqing County. The nature reserve in on the southern bank of the middle section of the Qixing He river, and extends 30 km from east to west and 10 km from north to south. Habitats include ox-bow lakes, marshes and meadows.

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 
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 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Qixinghe Nature Reserve 20,000 is identical to site 20,000  

Habitats

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

Other biodiversity This area was once in the ranges of Selenarctos thibetanus and Lutra lutra, but these animals are now locally extinct due to unsustainable hunting. Ondatra zibethicus and Nyctereutes procyonoides are still present.

Conservation response Established as a county-level nature reserve in 1991, upgraded to provincial level in 1998 and to a national nature reserve in 2000.

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

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