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Anqing wetlands (Caizi Hu, Wuchang Hu and other lakes)
Location China (mainland), Anhui
Central coordinates 116o 54.00' East  30o 32.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A4i, A4iii
Area 133,000 ha
Altitude 9 - 22m
Year of IBA assessment 2009





Site description Located on the northern bank of the middle to lower reaches of the Yangtze River, where Anhui borders Hebei and Jiangxi provinces. There are about 133,000 ha of wetlands at Anqing, of which some are in a protected area. The major lakes include Caizi Hu and Wuchang Hu. Surveys in 2004 indicated that over 250,000 waterbirds occur in the reserve.

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, A4i  Vulnerable 
Bean Goose Anser fabalis unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Endangered 
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Hooded Crane Grus monacha unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A4i  Vulnerable 
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Dunlin Calidris alpina unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
A4iii Species group - waterbirds unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4iii   

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Anqingyanjiangshuiqin Nature Reserve 120,000 is identical to site 120,000  

Habitats

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

Other biodiversity No information.

Conservation response The IBA is partially protected in the provincial-level Anqing Riverine Wetland Nature Reserve (98,700 ha), which was established in 1995.

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Anqing wetlands (Caizi Hu, Wuchang Hu and other lakes). Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 19/06/2013

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