Key Biodiversity Areas

Shicheng Dao Island (15394)
China (mainland), Asia

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2009
National site name: Shicheng Dao Island
Central coordinates: Latitude: 39.5500, Longitude: 123.0000
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 50
Area of KBA (km2): 31.68849
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Site description: Located off the south-eastern coast of the Liaodong Peninsula, near Zhuanghe County.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas)
Additional biodiversity: Non-bird biodiversity: No information.
Delineation rationale: Digitized by Wendall, spatial accuracy quite good

Habitats


IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal100