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CN062
Yalu Jiang Estuary
Location China (mainland), Liaoning
Central coordinates 123o 35.00' East  39o 53.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A4i, A4iii
Area 200,000 ha
Altitude 0 - 5m
Year of IBA assessment 2009





Site description The Yalu River flows westwards at its estuary. The main habitats in the IBA are reedbeds and tidal flats, with some areas of agricultural land. Many waterbirds, especially shorebirds, occur on migration, when more than 70,000 birds can be counted in one day during the peak.

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Baikal Teal Anas formosa unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A4i  Least Concern 
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Endangered 
Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A4i  Endangered 
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes 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 
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Near Threatened 
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Near Threatened 
Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Vulnerable 
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A4i  Endangered 
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Vulnerable 
Dunlin Calidris alpina unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Saunders's Gull Larus saundersi unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Marsh Grassbird Locustella pryeri unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Near Threatened 
A4iii Species group - waterbirds unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4iii   

Habitats

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

Other biodiversity No information.

Conservation response Yalu Jiang Coastal Wetland National Nature Reserve (108,057 ha) was established in 1997.

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Yalu Jiang Estuary. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/05/2013

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