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RAMSAR CONVENTION CAME INTO FORCE 1992 (mainland China); 1979 (Hong Kong) RAMSAR DESIGNATION IS: NUMBER OF RAMSAR SITES DESIGNATED (at 31 August 2005) 30 (mainland China & Hong Kong) Complete in 11 IBAs AREA OF RAMSAR SITES DESIGNATED (at 31 August 2005) 2,937,454 ha (mainland China & Hong Kong) Partial in 9 IBAs ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY FOR RAMSAR CONVENTION Implementing Office, Wildlife and Plant Lacking in 239 IBAs Conservation Department, State Forestry Administration (mainland China); Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (Hong Kong)

MAINLAND CHINA

China is the second largest and the most biologically diverse inventory in China (Lu Jianjian 1990) was an updated edition of country in the Asia region, and contains almost all types of wetland the relevant section of the IUCN regional inventory (Scott 1989). (except Arctic tundra and tropical peat swamp forest). However, This inventory described in full 217 wetlands that cover a total of many of its wetlands, particularly those in the eastern half of the 23,220,011 ha (including one site in Hong Kong and five in country, are under serious pressure from human usage and Taiwan). In recent years China has been very active in the disturbance. The remaining wetlands on the riverine floodplains conservation of wetlands, including through the listing of 23 new in north-east China, notably the and the Nen Jiang– Ramsar Sites between 2002 and 2005. A national wetland Sungari basin, are important breeding grounds for many conservation action plan was published by the State Forestry waterbirds, including threatened species such as Oriental Stork Administration in 2000, which included a long-term strategy (to Ciconia boyciana and Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis. 2020) for wetland conservation. Local legislation for wetland Wetlands in the steppes and deserts of northern China are also conservation has also been enacted at the provincial level (e.g. in important breeding and passage areas for many waterbirds, Gansu and Heilongjiang Provinces). including the threatened Relict Gull Larus relictus. The coastal Twenty-nine Ramsar Sites have been designated in mainland wetlands of eastern and southern China are vital for the migratory China, of which 23 overlap with IBAs. An additional 205 waterbirds of the East Asian-Australasian flyway, with high potential Ramsar Sites have been identified throughout China, proportions of the global populations of many shorebirds and other with at least one in every province, autonomous region and wetland-dependent species moving through this part of China in municipality. However, designated and potential Ramsar Sites spring and autumn, and the main breeding grounds of the are particularly concentrated in the following major wetland threatened Saunders’s Gull Larus saundersi and Chinese Crested- regions: on the riverine floodplains in north-east China, five tern Sterna bernsteini are also on the east coast of China. The designated Ramsar Sites overlap with IBAs and there are almost remaining large lakes and marshlands in the lower Yangtze basin 40 potential Ramsar Sites; in the steppes and deserts of northern support very large numbers of wintering waterbirds, including high China, two designated Ramsar Sites (both in ) proportions of the global populations of several threatened species, overlap with IBAs and there are almost 50 potential Ramsar Sites; including Swan Goose Anser cygnoides, Lesser White-fronted along the coasts of eastern and southern China, six designated Goose A. erythropus, Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus, White- Ramsar Sites overlap with IBAs and there are almost 50 potential naped Crane G. vipio and Swinhoe’s Rail Coturnicops exquisitus. Ramsar Sites; in the lower Yangtze basin, two designated Ramsar Other threatened waterbird species with most or all of their Sites overlap with IBAs and there are six potential Ramsar Sites; breeding ranges in China are White-eared Night Heron Gorsachius along the , no designated Ramsar Sites overlap with magnificus (not strictly a wetland-dependent species), Crested Ibis IBAs and there are about 11 potential Ramsar Sites; and on the Nipponia nippon, Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis and Streaked Qinghai-Tibetan plateau, five designated Ramsar Sites overlap Reed-warbler Acrocephalus sorghophilus. The first wetland with IBAs and there are almost 30 potential Ramsar Sites.

Wetlands on the riverine floodplains in north-east China, including those in Zhalong Nature Reserve (IBA 10), are important breeding grounds for many waterbirds. (PHOTO: SIMBA CHAN)

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Location of Important Bird Areas in mainland China that contain areas that qualify as Ramsar Sites.

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Ramsar designation of IBA complete (11) Ramsar designation of IBA partial (8) Ramsar designation of IBA lacking (205)

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Summary of Important Bird Areas that contain areas that qualify as Ramsar Sites in mainland China.

Ramsar designation of IBA complete (11 IBAs) Ramsar Site Ramsar criteria IBA IBA name IBA area (ha) Ramsar Site name area (ha) 2 4 5 6 HEILONGJIANG PROVINCE 10 Zhalong Nature Reserve 210,000 Zhalong 210,000 ✔✔✔✔ 23 Xingkai Hu Nature Reserve 222,488 Xingkai Lake National Nature Reserve 222,488 ✔✔✔✔ 26 Honghe Nature Reserve 21,836 Honghe National Nature Reserve 21,836 ✔✔ ✔ PROVINCE 33 Xianghai Nature Reserve 105,467 Xianghai 105,467 ✔✔✔✔ LIAONING PROVINCE 48 Shuangtai (Shuangtaizi) Estuary and Inner Gulf of Liaodong 130,000 Shuangtai Estuary 128,000 ✔✔✔✔ INNER MONGOLIA AUTONOMOUS REGION 65 Dalai Nur 740,000 Dalai Lake National Nature Reserve, Inner Mongolia 740,000 ✔✔ ✔ 82 Ordos Taolimiao-Alashanwan Haizi 8,800 Eerduosi National Nature Reserve 7,680 ✔✔ ✔ YUNNAN PROVINCE 223 Lashi Hai 933 Lashihai Wetland 3,560 ✔✔✔ JIANGSU PROVINCE 318 Yancheng Nature Reserve 453,000 Yancheng National Nature Reserve 453,000 ✔✔✔✔ Dafeng Milu National Nature Reserve 78,000 ✔✔✔✔ SHANGHAI CITY 321 Coastal wetlands of eastern Chongming Dao Island 32,600 Chongming Dongtan Nature Reserve, Shanghai 32,600 ✔✔✔✔ HAINAN PROVINCE 434 Dongzhaigang Nature Reserve 3,337 Dongzhaigang 5,400 ✔✔✔✔

Ramsar designation of IBA partial (8 IBAs) Ramsar Site Ramsar criteria IBA IBA name IBA area (ha) Ramsar Site name area (ha) 2 4 5 6 HEILONGJIANG PROVINCE 27 Sanjiang Nature Reserve 198,100 San Jiang National Nature Reserve 164,400 ✔✔ ✔ QINGHAI PROVINCE 154 Sanjiangyuan Nature Reserve 1,523,000 Eling Lake 65907 ✔✔✔ Zhaling Lake 64920 ✔✔✔ 157 Qinghai Hu (Koko Nor) 495,200 Niaodao (Bird Island) 53,600 ✔✔✔✔ YUNNAN PROVINCE 220 Nagpag Co (Napa Hai) Nature Reserve 2,400 Napahai Wetland 2,083 ✔✔✔✔ 236 Dashanbao Nature Reserve 19,200 Dashanbao 5,958 ✔✔ ✔ JIANGXI PROVINCE 357 Poyang Hu wetlands 464,664 Poyanghu 22,400 ✔✔✔✔ HUNAN PROVINCE 369 Dongting Hu wetlands 500,000 Xi (Mupinghu) Nature Reserve 35,000 ✔✔✔✔ Dongdongtinghu 190,000 ✔✔✔✔ Nan Dongting Wetland & Waterfowl Reserve 168,000 ✔✔✔✔ AUTONOMOUS REGION 418 Shankou Mangroves Nature Reserve 8,000 Shankou Mangrove Nature Reserve 4,000 ✔

Ramsar designation of IBA lacking (205 IBAs) Ramsar criteria IBA IBA name IBA area (ha) 2456 HEILONGJIANG PROVINCE 1 Huzhong Nature Reserve 167,213 ✔ 2 Huma He Nature Reserve 60,000 ✔ 3 Nanweng He Nature Reserve 229,523 ✔ 4 Keluo He Nature Reserve 3,577 ✔✔ ✔ 5 Maoshan Linchang Nature Reserve 26,641 ✔ 6 Wudalianchi Nature Reserve 100,800 ✔ 7 Xunbiela He Nature Reserve 45,000 ✔ 8 Hala Hai 64,600 ✔✔✔✔ 9 Lianhuanhu Waterbird Nature Reserve 43,000 ✔✔✔ 11 Tailai Dongfanghong 32,000 ✔✔ ✔ 12 Heiyupao Nature Reserve 14,400 ✔✔ ✔ 15 Fenglin Nature Reserve 18,400 ✔ 16 Liangshui Nature Reserve 12,133 ✔

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Ramsar designation of IBA lacking (205 IBAs) ... continued Ramsar criteria IBA IBA name IBA area (ha) 2456 17 Yangdali Nature Reserve 3,534 ✔ 18 Jingpo Hu Nature Reserve 126,000 ✔✔ ✔ 19 Mudanfeng Nature Reserve 19,648 ✔ 20 Laodengshan Nature Reserve 5,745 ✔✔ ✔ 21 Qixing Lazi Siberian Tiger Nature Reserve 23,000 ✔ 22 Qixing He Wetland Nature Reserve 20,000 ✔ 24 Qindeli Sturgeon Reserve 36,663 ✔ 25 Bacha Dao Nature Reserve 32,014 ✔✔ ✔ 28 Naoli He Nature Reserve 90,000 ✔✔✔✔ 29 Qihulinhe Nature Reserve 60,000 ✔ 30 Yueya Hu Nature Reserve 5,130 ✔ 31 Hukou Wetland Nature Reserve 15,000 ✔ JILIN PROVINCE 35 Melmeg (Momege) Nature Reserve 144,000 ✔✔✔✔ 36 Niuxintaobao 43,200 ✔✔✔✔ 37 Chagan Hu Nature Reserve 48,040 ✔✔✔ 38 Dabusu Hu 8,000 ✔✔✔✔ 39 Yaojingzi Nature Reserve 23,800 ✔ 40 Songhua Hu, Hu and Hongshi Hu 80,000 ✔✔✔ 41 Dashanzuizi 120,000 ✔✔✔✔ 42 Baihe-Wanbao 120,000 ✔✔✔✔ 43 at Jingxin-Fangchuan 8,000 ✔✔✔✔ 44 Changbai Shan National Nature Reserve 196,465 ✔✔ ✔ 45 Yunfeng Reservoir 10,000 ✔✔✔ LIAONING PROVINCE 46 Longtan Reservoir 28,000 ✔ 49 Wolong Hu (Xi Paozi) 14,400 ✔✔✔ 50 Wafangdian Fuzhou Wan 30,000 ✔✔ ✔ 51 She Dao Island 73 ✔✔ ✔ 52 Haimao Dao Island 30 ✔✔ ✔ 53 Laotieshan Nature Reserve 17,000 ✔✔ ✔ 54 Zhuanghe Coast 22,070 ✔ 55 Shicheng Dao Island 4,000 ✔✔ ✔ 56 Xingren Tuo Island 100 ✔✔ ✔ 57 Yalu Jiang Estuary 108,057 ✔✔✔✔ 58 Shuifeng Reservoir and middle reaches of Yalu Jiang 30,000 ✔✔✔ INNER MONGOLIA AUTONOMOUS REGION 59 Mangui 385,000 ✔ 60 Hanma 107,348 ✔ 61 Genhe 40,900 ✔ 62 Huret 273,500 ✔ 63 Orqohan 1,640,000 ✔ 64 Nuomin-Bila He-Dayangshu 198,360 ✔ 66 Huihe 120,000 ✔✔✔✔ 68 Tumuji 94,830 ✔ 69 Holqin 126,987 ✔✔ ✔ 70 Daqinggou 8,183 ✔ 71 Ulgai 1,800,000 ✔✔✔ 72 Hasuhai 5,360 ✔✔✔ 73 Saihan Ul 100,400 ✔ 76 Dali Nur 119,413 ✔✔✔✔ 77 Xilin Gol 1,078,600 ✔ 78 Caimushan 26,000 ✔ 79 Qagan Nur 64,800 ✔ 81 29,333 ✔✔✔ 85 Ejin Qidaoqiao 1,274 ✔ AUTONOMOUS REGION 86 Burqin River and 210,000 ✔✔ ✔ 88 and Jili Lake (Fu Hai) 110,000 ✔ 89 Tacheng (Qoqek) area 45,000 ✔ 90 Karamay desert and lakes 38,000 ✔ 92 Desert and wetland from Northern Urumqi to Dabancheng 80,000 ✔✔

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Ramsar designation of IBA lacking (205 IBAs) ... continued Ramsar criteria IBA IBA name IBA area (ha) 2456 94 Qinggil Country and Burgen River Valley 15,000 ✔ 97 Barkol Lake and grassland 98,000 ✔ 100 190,000 ✔✔✔ 101 Lower reaches of Tarim River 750,000 ✔✔ ✔ 102 Qiemo Oasis and Qarqan River 85,000 ✔✔ 103 Ayark Kol and alpine grassland 125,000 ✔✔ ✔ 104 Aqqik Kol and alpine grassland 62,000 ✔ 105 Jingyu Hu 27,000 ✔ 106 Ebi Nur and Kuytun River 120,000 ✔✔✔✔ 107 Kunes forest 54,000 ✔ 108 Bayanbulak and Kaidu River Valley 136,894 ✔✔✔✔ 109 Tarim Euphrates Poplar Forest Nature Reserve 387,900 ✔✔✔✔ 110 Sayram Nur 62,000 ✔ 111 Qapqal grassland and wetland 75,000 ✔ 112 Ili River basin 36,000 ✔ 114 Xayar forest and wetland 280,000 ✔✔ ✔ 116 Aksu River basin 290,000 ✔✔✔✔ 117 Bachu Oasis 50,000 ✔✔✔ 118 Xekar Reservoir 5,000 ✔ 120 Bulungkol grassland and wetland 25,000 ✔ 121 Markit-Yarkant Oasis 240,000 ✔✔ ✔ 123 Hotan Oasis 280,000 ✔✔ ✔ 124 Aksayqin Hu and alpine grassland 495,200 ✔ TIBET AUTONOMOUS REGION 125 Bangong Co 560,000 ✔✔ ✔ 126 Changtang plateau 33,792,000 ✔✔✔✔ 127 Xainza 4,000,000 ✔✔ ✔ 133 Nam Co 1,060,000 ✔✔ ✔ 134 Damxung 20,000 ✔✔ ✔ 136 Karze Reservoir 4,000 ✔✔ ✔ 137 Painbo 9,680 ✔ 139 Yarlong Zangpo plain near Lhaza 1,000,000 ✔✔ ✔ 140 Yamdrok Co 900,000 ✔✔✔ QINGHAI PROVINCE 153 Madoi 5,148,000 ✔✔✔ 155 Longbaotan 10,000 ✔✔ ✔ 159 Area between Qinghai Hu and A’nyêmaqên 1,620,000 ✔ 160 Baima 1,620,000 ✔✔✔ GANSU PROVINCE 161 Western Qilian Shan mountains 2,880,000 ✔✔✔ 163 Dunhuang Nature Reserve 3,600,000 ✔ 165 Eastern Qilian Shan mountains 4,284,000 ✔✔✔ 167 in western Gansu 1,509,624 ✔ 169 Ga Hai – Zecha 247,431 ✔✔✔✔ 170 Huang He Shouqu Nature Reserve 375,000 ✔✔✔ 171 Jonê 250,000 ✔ 173 Baishui Jiang Nature Reserve 213,750 ✔ 176 Heshui 290,000 ✔ AUTONOMOUS REGION 177 Yinchuan plain 448,000 ✔ 179 Qingtongxia reservoir and Yellow River wetlands in Zhongning and Zhongwei 60,000 ✔✔✔✔ SICHUAN PROVINCE 182 Kasha Hu 300 ✔ 184 Zoigê (Ruo’ergai) Marshes 500,000 ✔✔ ✔ CHONGQING PROVINCE 214 Baishiyi Nature Reserve 150 ✔✔ YUNNAN PROVINCE 221 Lugu Hu 5,180 ✔✔ ✔ 225 Cang Shan Er Hai Nature Reserve 79,700 ✔✔ ✔ 228 Dian Chi 31,830 ✔✔✔ 237 Huize Chang Haizi and Daqiao Shuiku Nature Reserve 11,387 ✔✔ ✔

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Ramsar designation of IBA lacking (205 IBAs) ... continued Ramsar criteria IBA IBA name IBA area (ha) 2456 PROVINCE 238 Cao Hai Nature Reserve 12,000 ✔✔✔✔ 243 Hongfeng Hu and Baihua Hu 7,170 ✔✔✔ 244 Mountains streams in Pingtang and Guiding 10,000 ✔ SHAANXI PROVINCE 247 Hongjian Nur 21,700 ✔✔ ✔ 249 Heyang Huang He wetlands 16,000 ✔✔ ✔ 250 Weinan Sanhe wetlands 39,375 ✔✔ ✔ 256 Yang Xian and neighboring area 120,000 ✔✔ ✔ 257 Erlinggou 440 ✔✔ SHANXI PROVINCE 260 Xiaruyue Reservoir 267 ✔✔ ✔ 265 Heijin Nature Reserve 4,689 ✔✔ 266 Yuncheng Swan Nature Reserve 4,800 ✔✔ ✔ PROVINCE 268 Beidaihe 7,000 ✔✔✔✔ 269 Luan He Estuary 20,000 ✔✔✔✔ 271 Baiyangdian 36,600 ✔✔ 272 Nandagang marshes 10,200 ✔✔ TIANJIN CITY 273 Qilihai Nature Reserve 30,000 ✔✔✔ 274 Tuanbowa Nature Reserve 6,000 ✔✔✔✔ 275 Beidagang Reservoir 44,000 ✔✔ ✔ 276 Lüjuhe coastal mudflat 200 ✔✔ ✔ CITY 277 Miyun Reservoir 18,800 ✔✔ 279 10,000 ✔✔✔ SHANDONG PROVINCE 282 Binzhou coastal islands 3,379 ✔✔ 283 Yellow River Delta Nature Reserve 153,000 ✔✔✔✔ 284 Laizhou Wan 10,000 ✔✔✔ 286 Hailü Dao 7 ✔✔ 287 Rongcheng 10,500 ✔✔✔✔ 288 Qingdao – Rizhao coastal wetland and islands 1,063,000 ✔✔✔ 289 Nansihu Nature Reserve 120,000 ✔✔✔ HENAN PROVINCE 290 Sanmenxia Kuqu Nature Reserve 19,544 ✔✔ ✔

Sea-bulrush Scirpus mariqueter is the dominant tide-line vegetation in Jiuduansha Nature Reserve (IBA 322), and its rhizomes and seeds provide food for ducks and cranes. (PHOTO: MA ZHIJUN)

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Ramsar designation of IBA lacking (205 IBAs) ... continued Ramsar criteria IBA IBA name IBA area (ha) 2456 293 Mengjin Huanghe Nature Reserve 8,400 ✔✔ ✔ 294 Yubei Huanghe Gudao Nature Reserve 24,780 ✔✔ ✔ 295 Kaifeng Liuyuankou Nature Reserve 20,000 ✔✔ ✔ 296 Shishankou Reservoir 199,400 ✔✔✔ HUBEI PROVINCE 301 Tian’ezhou 10,000 ✔✔ 302 Hong Hu lake 35,500 ✔ 303 Chen Hu lake 13,000 ✔✔ ✔ 305 Longgan Hu lake 35,000 ✔✔ ✔ ANHUI PROVINCE 306 Huangfu Shan Nature Reserve 3,600 ✔✔ 307 Zipeng Shan National Forest Park 7,000 ✔✔ 308 Shijiu Hu 21,400 ✔✔ ✔ 311 Anqing wetlands (Caizi Hu, Wuchang Hu and other lakes) 120,000 ✔✔✔✔ 312 Shengjin Hu Nature Reserve 13,300 ✔✔✔✔ JIANGSU PROVINCE 316 Lianyungang saltworks 7,000 ✔✔✔✔ 317 Sihong Wetland of Hongze Hu 10,000 ✔✔✔✔ 319 Gaoyou Hu 66,300 ✔✔ ✔ 320 Shaobo Hu 24,000 ✔✔ ✔ SHANGHAI CITY 322 Jiuduansha Nature Reserve 42,320 ✔✔✔ ZHEJIANG PROVINCE 323 Jiaxing canal area 2,100 ✔✔ ✔ 326 Yuhan Liangzhu 250 ✔✔ 327 Hangzhou Wan 37,100 ✔✔ ✔ 328 Lanting Damiaowu 333 ✔✔ 329 Wuchishan Dao Nature Reserve 211 ✔✔ ✔ 330 Yong Jiang Estuary 2,200 ✔✔ ✔ 331 Wuyumen 5,400 ✔✔ ✔ 333 Taizhou Wan 10,200 ✔✔ ✔ 335 Yueqing Wan 22,000 ✔✔✔✔ 336 Xuanmen Wan 4,300 ✔ 337 Wenzhou Wan 12,400 ✔✔✔✔ 338 Coast between Ao Jiang and Feiyun Jiang 18,400 ✔✔✔ 340 Fujiang Taigong Shan 30 ✔✔ FUJIAN PROVINCE 348 Funing Wan 5,000 ✔✔✔ 349 Min Jiang Estuary 730,000 ✔✔✔✔ 354 Quanzhou Wan and Jin Jiang Estuary 1,200 ✔ 355 Dongshan Wan 21,400 ✔✔ JIANGXI PROVINCE 360 Wuyuan Datangwu Reservoir 917 ✔✔✔ HUNAN PROVINCE 375 Jiangkou Niaozhou Nature Reserve 35 ✔ GUANGXI AUTONOMOUS REGION 409 Xianhu Reservoir 2,600 ✔ 415 Coast southwest of Fangcheng 15,000 ✔✔✔✔ 416 Xijin Reservoir 6,800 ✔✔✔ 417 Nanliu Jiang Estuary 5,500 ✔ 419 Weizhou Dao Island 2,440 ✔✔✔ GUANGDONG PROVINCE 425 Jiangkou Xiang-Mashi Zhen 19,473 ✔ 430 Futian Nature Reserve 368 ✔✔✔✔ 431 Gongping Reservoir 2,608 ✔✔✔✔ 432 Rong Jiang Estuary 2,000 ✔✔✔ 433 Wuyu Dao Island 4 ✔✔ HAINAN PROVINCE 435 Qinglangang Nature Reserve 2,800 ✔✔ 436 Houshui Wan 5,000 ✔✔ ✔ 440 Beili Wan Sigeng (Dongfang county) 3,000 ✔✔ ✔ 444 Yinggehai Salt Pans 30,000 ✔✔✔

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Summary of the occurrence of globally threatened wetland-dependent bird species within the selected IBAs in mainland China Anser erythropus

Acrocephalus tangorum Gorsachius magnificus

Saxicola insignis

Eurynorhynchus pygmeus Mergus squamatus

Aquila clanga Platalea minor

Sterna bernsteini

Oxyura leucocephala Tringa guttifer

Grus nigricollis Grus japonensis Ketupa blakistoni Grus vipio

Pelecanus crispus Haliaeetus pelagicus Haliaeetus leucoryphus

Megalurus pryeri

Larus saundersi Grus leucogeranus Aythya baeri Coturnicops exquisitus

Grus monacha Aquila heliaca Ciconia boyciana

Egretta eulophotes

Marmaronetta angustirostris

Anser cygnoides

Nipponia nippon

Anas formosa

Larus relictus

Manchurian Reed-warbler Marsh Grassbird Chinese Crested-tern Blakiston’s Fish-owl Imperial Eagle Siberian Crane White-naped Crane White-throated Bushchat Spoon-billed Sandpiper Saunders’s Gull Relict Gull Baer’s Pochard Scaly-sided Merganser Pallas’s Fish-eagle Steller’s Sea-eagle Greater Spotted Eagle Hooded Crane Black-necked Crane Red-crowned Crane Swinhoe’s Rail Spotted Greenshank Oriental Stork Crested Ibis Black-faced Spoonbill Baikal Teal Marbled Teal Dalmatian Pelican Chinese Egret White-eared Night-heron White-headed Duck Swan Goose Lesser White-fronted Goose

IBA VU VU EN EN EN EN EN EN VU VU VU VU EN VU VU VU VU CR VU VU VU EN VU EN EN VU VU CR EN VU VU VU Total 1 ✔✔✔ ✔✔ ✔✔✔ ✔ 9 2 ✔✔✔✔✔✔ 6 3 ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔ ✔ 8 4 ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔ 8 5 ✔✔✔✔✔ 5 6 ✔✔✔ ✔ ✔ 5 7 ✔✔✔✔✔✔ ✔ 7 8 ✔✔✔✔✔ ✔✔ 7 9 ✔✔✔ ✔ ✔✔✔ ✔ 8 10 ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔ ✔12 11 ✔ ✔✔✔✔ ✔ ✔ 7 12 ✔ ✔✔✔ ✔✔ ✔✔ ✔ 9 15 ✔✔✔✔✔✔ 6 16 ✔✔ ✔ 3 17 ✔✔✔ ✔✔ ✔✔ ✔ 8 18 ✔ ✔✔✔✔ ✔ 6 19 ✔✔ ✔3 20 ✔✔✔✔✔✔ ✔ 7 21 ✔✔✔✔ 4 22 ✔✔✔ ✔ ✔✔✔ ✔ 8 23 ✔✔ ✔✔✔ ✔ ✔ 7 24 ✔ ✔✔✔ ✔✔ ✔✔ ✔ 9 25 ✔✔✔ ✔✔ 5 26 ✔✔✔✔ 4 27 ✔ ✔ ✔✔✔✔✔ 7 28 ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔ 8 29 ✔✔✔✔ ✔✔✔ 7 30 ✔✔✔✔✔✔ ✔ 7 31 ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔ 8 33 ✔ ✔✔✔ ✔ ✔✔ ✔✔✔ ✔ 11 35 ✔✔✔ ✔✔✔✔ 7 36 ✔✔ ✔ 3 37 ✔✔ ✔✔ 4 38 ✔✔2 39 ✔ 1 40 ✔✔✔ ✔ 4 41 ✔✔✔✔ ✔ 5 42 ✔✔ 2 43 ✔✔✔ ✔ 4 44 ✔✔ 2 45 ✔✔✔ 3 46 ✔✔ ✔ 3 48 ✔✔ ✔ ✔ ✔✔✔ ✔ ✔9 49 ✔✔ 2 50 ✔✔ ✔ 3 51 ✔✔ 2 52 ✔ 1 53 ✔✔ ✔✔ ✔✔✔✔ ✔ 9 54 ✔✔ 2

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... continued Anser erythropus

Acrocephalus tangorum Gorsachius magnificus

Saxicola insignis

Eurynorhynchus pygmeus Mergus squamatus

Aquila clanga Platalea minor

Sterna bernsteini

Oxyura leucocephala Tringa guttifer Grus nigricollis

Grus japonensis Ketupa blakistoni Grus vipio

Pelecanus crispus Haliaeetus pelagicus Haliaeetus leucoryphus

Megalurus pryeri

Larus saundersi Grus leucogeranus Aythya baeri Coturnicops exquisitus

Grus monacha Aquila heliaca Ciconia boyciana

Egretta eulophotes

Marmaronetta angustirostris

Anser cygnoides

Nipponia nippon

Anas formosa

Larus relictus

Imperial Eagle Siberian Crane White-naped Crane Hooded Crane Black-necked Crane Red-crowned Crane Swinhoe’s Rail Spotted Greenshank Manchurian Reed-warbler Marsh Grassbird Baer’s Pochard Scaly-sided Merganser Pallas’s Fish-eagle Steller’s Sea-eagle Greater Spotted Eagle Spoon-billed Sandpiper Saunders’s Gull Relict Gull Chinese Crested-tern Blakiston’s Fish-owl White-throated Bushchat Oriental Stork Crested Ibis Black-faced Spoonbill Baikal Teal Marbled Teal Dalmatian Pelican Chinese Egret White-eared Night-heron White-headed Duck Swan Goose Lesser White-fronted Goose

IBA VU VU EN EN EN EN EN EN VU VU VU VU EN VU VU VU VU CR VU VU VU EN VU EN EN VU VU CR EN VU VU VU Total 55 ✔ 1 56 ✔✔ 2 57 ✔✔✔ ✔✔✔✔✔8 58 ✔✔✔ 3 59 ✔✔✔✔ 4 60 ✔✔ 2 61 ✔✔✔ 3 62 ✔✔ 2 63 ✔✔ ✔✔ 4 64 ✔ ✔✔✔ ✔✔ ✔ ✔ 8 65 ✔ ✔ ✔✔✔✔ ✔ 7 66 ✔✔✔✔✔✔ 6 68 ✔✔✔✔✔✔ 6 69 ✔✔✔✔✔✔6 70 ✔✔2 71 ✔✔ 2 72 ✔ 1 73 ✔✔ 2 76 ✔✔ ✔✔✔ 5 77 ✔ 1 78 ✔✔ 2 79 ✔✔ 2 81 ✔✔ ✔ 3 82 ✔ 1 85 ✔ 1 86 ✔✔✔ 3 88 ✔✔✔✔ 4 89 ✔✔ ✔3 90 ✔ 1 94 ✔✔ ✔ ✔4 97 ✔ 1 101 ✔ 1 103 ✔✔ 2 104 ✔✔ 2 105 ✔ 1 106 ✔ 1 107 ✔✔✔ 3 108 ✔✔ 2 109 ✔ 1 110 ✔✔✔ 3 111 ✔✔✔ 3 112 ✔✔✔✔ 4 114 ✔ 1 116 ✔ 1 118 ✔ 1 120 ✔ 1 121 ✔ 1 123 ✔ 1 124 ✔ 1 125 ✔ 1 126 ✔✔ ✔ 3

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... continued Anser erythropus

Acrocephalus tangorum Gorsachius magnificus

Saxicola insignis

Eurynorhynchus pygmeus Mergus squamatus

Aquila clanga Platalea minor

Sterna bernsteini

Oxyura leucocephala Tringa guttifer Grus nigricollis

Grus japonensis Ketupa blakistoni Grus vipio

Pelecanus crispus Haliaeetus pelagicus Haliaeetus leucoryphus

Megalurus pryeri

Larus saundersi Grus leucogeranus Aythya baeri Coturnicops exquisitus

Grus monacha Aquila heliaca Ciconia boyciana

Egretta eulophotes

Marmaronetta angustirostris

Anser cygnoides

Nipponia nippon

Anas formosa

Larus relictus

Imperial Eagle Siberian Crane White-naped Crane Hooded Crane Black-necked Crane Red-crowned Crane Swinhoe’s Rail Spotted Greenshank Manchurian Reed-warbler Marsh Grassbird Baer’s Pochard Scaly-sided Merganser Pallas’s Fish-eagle Steller’s Sea-eagle Greater Spotted Eagle Spoon-billed Sandpiper Saunders’s Gull Relict Gull Chinese Crested-tern Blakiston’s Fish-owl White-throated Bushchat Oriental Stork Crested Ibis Black-faced Spoonbill Baikal Teal Marbled Teal Dalmatian Pelican Chinese Egret White-eared Night-heron White-headed Duck Swan Goose Lesser White-fronted Goose

IBA VU VU EN EN EN EN EN EN VU VU VU VU EN VU VU VU VU CR VU VU VU EN VU EN EN VU VU CR EN VU VU VU Total 127 ✔ 1 133 ✔ 1 134 ✔ 1 136 ✔✔ 2 137 ✔ 1 139 ✔ 1 140 ✔ 1 153 ✔✔ ✔3 154 ✔✔✔ ✔ 4 155 ✔ 1 157 ✔✔ 2 159 ✔✔ 2 160 ✔ 1 161 ✔✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 5 163 ✔✔ ✔ ✔ 4 165 ✔✔ ✔ 3 167 ✔✔ ✔ 3 169 ✔ 1 170 ✔✔ 2 171 ✔ 1 173 ✔ 1 176 ✔ 1 177 ✔✔✔ 3 179 ✔✔✔✔ 4 182 ✔✔ 2 184 ✔✔ 2 220 ✔ 1 221 ✔ 1 223 ✔✔ 2 225 ✔ 1 236 ✔ 1 237 ✔ 1 238 ✔✔✔ 3 244 ✔ 1 247 ✔ ✔ 2 249 ✔✔✔3 250 ✔✔2 256 ✔ 1 260 ✔ 1 266 ✔ 1 268 ✔ ✔ ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔ 9 269 ✔ 1 273 ✔✔2 274 ✔✔✔ ✔ 4 275 ✔✔ ✔ 3 276 ✔ 1 279 ✔ 1 283 ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔7 287 ✔ 1 288 ✔✔2 289 ✔✔✔ ✔✔ 5

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... continued Anser erythropus

Acrocephalus tangorum Gorsachius magnificus

Saxicola insignis

Eurynorhynchus pygmeus Mergus squamatus

Aquila clanga Platalea minor

Sterna bernsteini

Oxyura leucocephala Tringa guttifer Grus nigricollis

Grus japonensis Ketupa blakistoni Grus vipio

Pelecanus crispus Haliaeetus pelagicus Haliaeetus leucoryphus

Megalurus pryeri

Larus saundersi Grus leucogeranus Aythya baeri Coturnicops exquisitus

Grus monacha Aquila heliaca Ciconia boyciana

Egretta eulophotes

Marmaronetta angustirostris

Anser cygnoides

Nipponia nippon

Anas formosa

Larus relictus

Imperial Eagle Siberian Crane White-naped Crane Hooded Crane Black-necked Crane Red-crowned Crane Swinhoe’s Rail Spotted Greenshank Manchurian Reed-warbler Marsh Grassbird Baer’s Pochard Scaly-sided Merganser Pallas’s Fish-eagle Steller’s Sea-eagle Greater Spotted Eagle Spoon-billed Sandpiper Saunders’s Gull Relict Gull Chinese Crested-tern Blakiston’s Fish-owl White-throated Bushchat Oriental Stork Crested Ibis Black-faced Spoonbill Baikal Teal Marbled Teal Dalmatian Pelican Chinese Egret White-eared Night-heron White-headed Duck Swan Goose Lesser White-fronted Goose

IBA VU VU EN EN EN EN EN EN VU VU VU VU EN VU VU VU VU CR VU VU VU EN VU EN EN VU VU CR EN VU VU VU Total 290 ✔✔ ✔ ✔ 4 293 ✔✔ 2 294 ✔ ✔ ✔✔✔✔ ✔✔✔✔✔ 11 295 ✔ ✔✔✔ ✔ ✔✔✔ ✔ 9 296 ✔✔ 2 302 ✔ 1 303 ✔✔ ✔✔✔ ✔✔ 7 305 ✔ ✔✔✔ ✔ ✔✔✔ 8 308 ✔✔✔✔ 4 311 ✔✔ ✔ 3 312 ✔ ✔✔✔ ✔ ✔✔✔✔✔ 10 316 ✔ 1 317 ✔✔✔ ✔ 4 318 ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔ 15 319 ✔ ✔ ✔✔✔✔ ✔ 7 320 ✔ ✔ ✔✔✔✔ ✔ 7 321 ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔ ✔✔ ✔✔✔✔ 13 322 ✔ ✔✔✔ ✔✔✔ 7 323 ✔ 1 327 ✔ 1 329 ✔ 1 330 ✔ 1 331 ✔ 1 333 ✔✔2 335 ✔ ✔ 2 336 ✔ 1 337 ✔✔ ✔ 3 338 ✔✔ 2 348 ✔ 1 349 ✔✔ ✔ ✔✔ ✔ ✔✔ 8 354 ✔ 1 357 ✔✔ ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔ ✔15 369 ✔ ✔ ✔✔✔ ✔✔ ✔✔✔✔✔ ✔✔✔ ✔ 16 375 ✔✔✔ 3 409 ✔ 1 415 ✔ 1 417 ✔✔ ✔3 418 ✔ 1 419 ✔ 1 425 ✔ 1 430 ✔✔ ✔ ✔ 4 431 ✔✔ 2 432 ✔ 1 434 ✔✔✔3 436 ✔ 1 440 ✔ 1 444 ✔ 1 Total 14 20 2 63 1 22 4 78 35 46 1 71 42 27 3 24 28 24 39 30 32 58 3 6 3 18 9 1 2 4 1 5

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