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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2004

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri	CR	passage	2004	present	A1
Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis	NT	breeding	2004	present	A1, A3
Relict Gull Larus relictus	VU	breeding	1985	present	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	passage	2004	present	A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	EN	breeding	2004	present	A1
Ala Shan Redstart Phoenicurus alaschanicus	NT	breeding	2000	present	A2, A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	2004	20,000 individuals	A4iii

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Xiaosuganhu	Nature Reserve	3,500	protected area contained by site	3,500
Dunhuang	Nature Reserve	3,441,170	protected area overlaps with site	0
Dasuganhu	Nature Reserve	9,640	protected area contained by site	9,640

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Grassland		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Western Qilian Shan mountains. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/01/2021.