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Sayram Nur


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2009 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala EN breeding 2003 present A1
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula LC unknown 2008 present A4i
Goosander Mergus merganser LC breeding 2008 present A4i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula LC unknown 2008 present A4i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis LC breeding 2008 present A4i
Great Bustard Otis tarda EN breeding 1930-1939 30 individuals A1, A3
Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus LC unknown 2008 present A4i
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU passage 2003 present A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca VU breeding 2003 present A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni LC breeding 2003 present A1

The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2009).


Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland) -
Forest -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sayram Nur. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sayram-nur-iba-china-(mainland) on 19/03/2024.