Min Jiang Estuary (15717)
China (mainland), Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1b, A1d, D1a
Year of last assessment: 2009
National site name: Min Jiang Estuary
Central coordinates: Latitude: 26.1667, Longitude: 119.5000
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 1682
Area of KBA (km2): 1569.10026
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The Min Jiang estuary is located on the south-eastern coast of Fujian Province. The IBA includes the rural parts of Fuzhou City, Minhou County, Changle City and Sandu’ao. The habitats in the IBA include streams, coastal areas, river basins, hillsides and islands. The estuary is a staging area for migratory and wintering birds.
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: No information.
Delineation rationale: Original boundary digitized by Gill Bunting at Birdlife International using Google Earth using material from various sources. Accuracy difficult to determine. 2012-12-17 (BL Secretariat): the original site boundary has been clipped to the coastline (marine areas removed) to avoid overlap with the new marine IBA identified adjacent to this site in October 2012; site area has been correspondingly reduced from 730000 ha to 156910 ha.
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 33 | |
| Marine Intertidal | 33 | |
| Marine Neritic | 33 |