Honghe National Nature Reserve

The Honghe National Nature Reserve (HNNR), is a 218.35-square-kilometre (84.31 sq mi) Ramsar Convention-designated site in Heilongjiang Province in northeastern China. It was first established in 1984 as a provincial wetland reserve, and was upgraded to be a national nature reserve in 1996. 173 birds are known from the Reserve including protected species such as black stork, black-billed capercaillie, greater spotted eagle, the Kamchatkan or Steller's sea eagle, mandarin duck, Oriental white stork, red-crowned crane, white-naped crane, white-tailed sea eagle, and whooper swan.

Honghe National Nature Reserve
Map of China
LocationHeilongjiang Province, China
Coordinates47.757°N 133.695°E / 47.757; 133.695
Area218.35 km2 (84.31 sq mi)
Established1984
Ramsar Wetland
Designated11 January 2002
Reference no.1149
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