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CN496
Futian Nature Reserve
Location China (mainland), Guangdong
Central coordinates 114o 2.00' East  22o 32.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A4i
Area 304 ha
Altitude 0 - 5m
Year of IBA assessment 2009





Site description The eastern part of mangrove stand in Futian Nature Reserve is located at the mouth of the Shenzhen River, adjacent to Mai Po Nature Reserve in Hong Kong. The southern part of the nature reserve has an inter-tidal mudflat, but much of the area has been reclaimed for urban and industrial development. Every year a large number of migratory and wintering waterbirds utilize this wetland. Futian can be regarded as an important buffer area for Mai Po Nature Reserve, with birds using both Mai Po and the Futian IBA. Industrialization, urbanization and varies kind of pollution are threatening the natural environment in the IBA.

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A4i  Endangered 
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A4i  Vulnerable 
Saunders's Gull Larus saundersi unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1, A4i  Vulnerable 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Inner Deep Bay and Futian National Nature Reserve 815 protected area contains site 304  
Neilingding-futian Nature Reserve 86,400 unknown 0  

Habitats

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

Other biodiversity No information.

Conservation response Established as a nature reserve in 1984 and upgraded to Inner Deep Bay and Futian National Nature Reserve (815 ha) in 1988. The mangrove stands at Futian and the Inner Linding Island (located on the east of Lingding Sea of Pearl River Estuary) together formed the ‘Nei Lingding-Futian National Nature Reserve’.

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Futian Nature Reserve. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 23/05/2013

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