Key Biodiversity Areas

Qiemo Oasis and Qarqan River (15458)
China (mainland), Asia

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesPhalacrocorax carboGreat CormorantLC2009D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesPodoces biddulphiXinjiang Ground-jayNT2009link-icon
AvesLarus ridibundusBlack-headed GullLC2009link-icon
AvesNetta rufinaRed-crested PochardLC2009link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Qiemo Oasis and Qarqan River. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 31, 2025.