Tumen River at Jingxin-Fangchuan (15383)
China (mainland), Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1a, D1a
Year of last assessment: 2009
National site name: Tumen River at Jingxin-Fangchuan
Central coordinates: Latitude: 42.5833, Longitude: 130.5333
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 5 to 695
Area of KBA (km2): 85.05364
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Located in Hunchun City. The IBA is on the northern slopes of the Changbai Shan mountains near to where China borders Russia and North Korea. Habitats include many lakes, sand islands and marshes, and it is estimated that over 20,000 birds occur in the area.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs.
Additional biodiversity: Non-bird biodiversity: There are occasional records of Phoca largha at Kangjiangkou.
Delineation rationale: New polygon digitized by Gill Bunting at Birdlife International using Google Earth
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 29 | |
| Marine Intertidal | 29 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 29 | |
| Grassland | 14 |