Nanji Islands Nature Reserve (27247)
China (mainland), Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2009
National site name: Nanji Islands Nature Reserve
Central coordinates: Latitude: 27.4500, Longitude: 121.0667
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 229
Area of KBA (km2): 76.32332
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Oceanic islands located in Pingyang County.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Additional biodiversity: Non-bird biodiversity: No information.
Delineation rationale: Boundary digitized by Gill Bunting at Birdlife International using Google Earth. Accuracy difficult to determine.