Table 1 Important staging areas used by tagged Bar-headed Geese (Anser indicus) migrating in the Eastern Tibetan Flyway in 2016 and 2018/2019
No | Stopover sites & coordinates | Season | No. of stopovers | Date range | Length of stay (range in days) | Protection status | IBA sites (Y/N) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | River of Subei Mongolian Autonomous County, Gansu Province, China (95.829 °N, 39.105 °E) | Autumn | 3 | 9/2‒9/21 | 4‒16 | Yan Chi Wan National Nature Reserve | N |
Spring | 1 | 4/25‒6/4 | 41 | ||||
2 | Shule River, Tianjun County, Qinghai Province, China (98.321 °N, 38.297 °E) | Autumn | 5 | 9/2‒9/29 | 3‒11 | None | N |
Spring | 1 | 5/13‒5/17 | 5 | ||||
3 | Lake of Madoi County, Qinghai Province, China (97.773 °N, 34.848 °E) | Autumn | 5 | 8/27‒11/9 | 8‒63 | San Jiang Yuan National Nature Reserve | Y |
Spring | 2 | 4/12‒5/11 | 11‒16 | ||||
4 | River of Qumarleb County, Qinghai Province, China (96.654 °N, 35.083 °E) | Autumn | 5 | 9/18‒10/24 | 4‒23 | San Jiang Yuan National Nature Reserve | N |
5 | River of Qumarleb County, Qinghai Province, China (95.141 °N, 35.265 °E) | Autumn | 2 | 9/1‒11/1 | 3‒9 | San Jiang Yuan National Nature Reserve | N |
6 | River of Qumarleb County, Qinghai Province, China (93.707 °N, 34.67 °E) | Autumn | 4 | 9/11‒10/14 | 3‒20 | San Jiang Yuan National Nature Reserve | N |
7 | River of Zhidoi County, Qinghai Province, China (93.581 °N, 33.86 °E) | Autumn | 6 | 9/2‒11/15 | 5‒21 | San Jiang Yuan National Nature Reserve | N |
8 | Lake of Zadoi County, Qinghai Province, China (93.497 °N, 33.025 °E) | Autumn | 7 | 9/2‒10/22 | 4‒27 | San Jiang Yuan National Nature Reserve | Y |
Spring | 1 | 4/17‒4/27 | 11 | ||||
9 | Lake of Ando County, Tibet, China (91.491 °N, 31.992 °E) | Autumn | 3 | 10/1‒10/24 | 2‒8 | Se Lin Cuo National Nature Reserve | N |
Spring | 2 | 4/3‒4/24 | 2‒22 | ||||
10 | Lake of Naqu County, Tibet, China (91.506 °N, 31.424 °E) | Autumn | 5 | 10/9‒10/31 | 2‒20 | Se Lin Cuo National Nature Reserve | N |
Spring | 2 | 4/5‒4/15 | 3‒5 | ||||
11 | Dangqu River, Damxung County, Tibet, China (91.165 °N, 30.525 °E) | Autumn | 2 | 10/26‒11/14 | 4‒13 | None | N |
Spring | 1 | 4/13‒4/21 | 8 | ||||
12 | Duoqingcuo Lake, Yadong County, Tibet, China (89.357 °N, 28.139 °E) | Autumn | 8 | 10/21‒11/19 | 8‒24 | None | N |
Spring | 3 | 3/6‒4/12 | 20‒26 |