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Taipo Hu Nature Reserve
Location China (mainland), Jiangxi
Central coordinates 116o 46.00' East  30o 0.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A4i, A4iii
Area 2,600 ha
Altitude 33 - 60m
Year of IBA assessment 2009





Site description The IBA is an inland wetland.

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 
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Baikal Teal Anas formosa unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Least Concern 
Common Teal Anas crecca unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Critically Endangered 
Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
A4iii Species group - waterbirds unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4iii   

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Taipohuhouniao Nature Reserve 2,600 is identical to site 2,600  

Other biodiversity No information.

Conservation response Established as a county-level nature reserve (2,600 ha) in 2001.

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Taipo Hu Nature Reserve. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2013

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