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Bulungkol grassland and wetland


Site description (2009 baseline):

Site location and context
Located at the western tip of Xinjiang, adjacent to Tadzhikistan, Kirghizstan and Afghanistan, 120 km south-west of Kashi (Kaxgar) City. Taxkorgan Alpine Animal Nature Reserve lies to the south. The IBA is on the upper Gez River, and is a breeding, summering and staging site for birds.

Key biodiversity

Non-bird biodiversity: Animals include Ursus arctos, Panthra uncia, Canis lupus, Vulpes vulpes, Ovis ammon and Capra ibex.



Conservation responses/actions for key biodiversity
Unprotected


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bulungkol grassland and wetland. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bulungkol-grassland-and-wetland-iba-china-(mainland) on 19/03/2024.