Key Biodiversity Areas

Qingdao-Rizhao coastal wetland and islands (15607)
China (mainland), Asia

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2009
National site name: Qingdao-Rizhao coastal wetland and islands
Central coordinates: Latitude: 36.0000, Longitude: 120.3333
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 1133
Area of KBA (km2): 8760.15476
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes

Site details

Site description: No information.
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: Boundary digitized by Gill Bunting at Birdlife International using Google Earth. Accuracy probably OK.

Habitats

IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal33
Marine Intertidal33
Artificial - Terrestrial33