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Tumen River at Jingxin-Fangchuan
Location China (mainland), Jilin
Central coordinates 130o 32.00' East  42o 35.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A4i, A4iii
Area 8,000 ha
Altitude 5 - 695m
Year of IBA assessment 2009





Site description Located in Hunchun City. The IBA is on the northern slopes of the Changbai Shan mountains near to where China borders Russia and North Korea. Habitats include many lakes, sand islands and marshes, and it is estimated that over 20,000 birds occur in the area.

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 
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Common Teal Anas crecca passage  2008  20,000 individuals  unknown  A4i  Least Concern 
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Critically Endangered 
Steller's Sea-eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis unknown  1983  30 individuals  unknown  A1, A4i  Endangered 
Rufous-backed Bunting Emberiza jankowskii resident  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Endangered 
A4iii Species group - waterbirds unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4iii   

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)   -
Grassland   -
Artificial landscapes (terrestrial)   -

Other biodiversity There are occasional records of Phoca largha at Kangjiangkou.

Conservation response Unprotected

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Tumen River at Jingxin-Fangchuan. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 26/05/2013

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