Key Biodiversity Areas

Qingtongxia reservoir and Yellow River wetlands in Zhongning and Zhongwei (15502)
China (mainland), Asia

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesAnser cygnoidesSwan GooseVU2009A1b, A1d, D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesAythya baeriBaer's PochardEN2009link-icon
AvesMergus squamatusScaly-sided MerganserEN2009link-icon
AvesAnas formosaBaikal TealVU2009link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Qingtongxia reservoir and Yellow River wetlands in Zhongning and Zhongwei. 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 16, 2025.