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CN338
Zhengzhou Huanghe Wetland Nature Reserve
Location China (mainland), Henan
Central coordinates 113o 40.00' East  34o 54.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A4i
Area 38,007 ha
Altitude
Year of IBA assessment 2009





Site description The IBA includes 2,055 ha of forest, 7,352 ha of agricultural land, 19,000 ha of beaches, 9,500 ha of open water, and about 100 ha of ponds. There is human activity throughout most of the nature reserve, which causes considerable disturbance.

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Bean Goose Anser fabalis unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Western Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Endangered 
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Great Bustard Otis tarda unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Critically Endangered 
Common Crane Grus grus unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
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)  
Huangheshidi Nature Reserve 190,000 protected area overlaps with site 0  
Zhengzhou Huanghe Wetland Nature Reserve 38,007 is identical to site 38,007  

Other biodiversity 217 species of land vertebrates have been recorded, including Lutra lutra.

Conservation response Established as a provincial-level nature reserve in 2004.

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Zhengzhou Huanghe Wetland Nature Reserve. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 19/06/2013

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