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China Coastal Waterbird Census Group, Qingquan Bai, Jianzhong Chen, Zhihong Chen, Guotai Dong, Jiangtian Dong, Wenxiao Dong, Wing Kan Vivian Fu, Yongxiang Han, Gang Lu, Jing Li, Yang Liu, Zhi Lin, Derong Meng, Jonathan Martinez, Guanghui Ni, Kai Shan, Renjie Sun, Suixing Tian, Fengqin Wang, Zhiwei Xu, Yat-tung Yu, Jin Yang, Zhidong Yang, Lin Zhang, Ming Zhang, Xiangwu Zeng. 2015: Identification of coastal wetlands of international importance for waterbirds: a review of China Coastal Waterbird Surveys 2005-2013. Avian Research, 6(1): 12. DOI: 10.1186/s40657-015-0021-2
Citation: China Coastal Waterbird Census Group, Qingquan Bai, Jianzhong Chen, Zhihong Chen, Guotai Dong, Jiangtian Dong, Wenxiao Dong, Wing Kan Vivian Fu, Yongxiang Han, Gang Lu, Jing Li, Yang Liu, Zhi Lin, Derong Meng, Jonathan Martinez, Guanghui Ni, Kai Shan, Renjie Sun, Suixing Tian, Fengqin Wang, Zhiwei Xu, Yat-tung Yu, Jin Yang, Zhidong Yang, Lin Zhang, Ming Zhang, Xiangwu Zeng. 2015: Identification of coastal wetlands of international importance for waterbirds: a review of China Coastal Waterbird Surveys 2005-2013. Avian Research, 6(1): 12. DOI: 10.1186/s40657-015-0021-2
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Identification of coastal wetlands of international importance for waterbirds: a review of China Coastal Waterbird Surveys 2005-2013

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    Forestry Bureau of Dandong, Dandong 118000, China

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    Tianjin Birdwatching Society, Tianjin 300000, China

  • 3.

    Xiamen Birdwatching Society, Xiamen 361003, China

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    Shenzhen Birdwatching Society, Management Office of Guangdong Neilingding-Futian National Nature Reserve, Shenzhen 518000, China

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    Shanghai Huaxia Wildlife Travel Limited, Shanghai 200062, China

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    The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society, Hong Kong, China

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    Xugou Primary School, Lianyun District, Lianyungang 222041, China

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    Kadoorie Conservation China, Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden Corporation, Hong Kong, China

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    Spoon-billed Sandpipers in China, Shanghai 200063, China

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    State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and College of Ecology and Evolution, Guangzhou 510275, China

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    Xiamen Costal Wetlands and Birds Research Center, Xiamen 361003, China

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    Department of Life Science, Cangzhou Normal University, Cangzhou 061000, China

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    14, bis rue des Temples, 45240 La Ferté, Saint Aubin, France

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    Fujian Birdwatching Society, Fuzhou 350000, China

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    Management Office of Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve, Dongying 257000, China

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    Guangxi Mangrove Research Center, Beihai 536000, China

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    Tianjin Natural History Museum, Tianjin 300201, China

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    Shanghai Wildbird Society, Shanghai 201400, China

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    No. 221-702, Lane 4333, Haima Road, Shanghai 201418, China

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    Panjin Birdwatching Society, Panjin Maternal and Child Care Service Centre, Panjin 124000, China

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    Haifeng Nature Reserve, Haifeng 516400, China

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  • Corresponding author:

    Qingquan Bai, bqqwhite@163.com

  • Received Date: 15 Oct 2014
  • Accepted Date: 24 May 2015
  • Available Online: 24 Apr 2022
  • Published Date: 10 Jul 2015
    Abstract
  • Background 

    China's coastal wetlands belong to some of the most threatened ecosystems worldwide. The loss and degradation of these wetlands seriously threaten waterbirds that depend on wetlands.

    Methods 

    The China Coastal Waterbird Census was organized by volunteer birdwatchers in China's coastal region. Waterbirds were surveyed synchronously once every month at 14 sites, as well as irregularly at a further 18 sites, between September 2005 and December 2013.

    Results 

    A total of 75 species of waterbirds met the 1 % population level Ramsar listing criterion at least once at one site. The number of birds of the following species accounted for over 20 % of the total flyway populations at a single site: Mute Swan (Cygnus olor), Siberia Crane (Grus leucogeranus), Far Eastern Oystercatcher (Haematopus osculans), Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica), Spotted Greenshank (Tringa guttifer), Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris), Spoon-billed Sandpiper (Calidris pygmeus), Saunders's Gull (Larus saundersi), Relict Gull (Larus relictus), Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia), Black-faced Spoonbill (Platalea minor) and Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus). A total of 26 sites supported at least one species of which their number met the 1 % criterion. Forty-two species met the 1 % criterion in the Yellow River Delta, Shandong; 29 at the Cangzhou coast, Hebei and 26 species at the Lianyungang coast, Jiangsu.

    Conclusions 

    The results highlight the international importance of China's coastal wetlands for waterbirds. This study also demonstrates that participation of local birdwatchers in waterbird surveys results in data that are invaluable not only for understanding the current status of waterbirds in China's coastal regions but also for waterbird conservation and management.

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