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 | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus | LC | breeding | 2004 | present | A4i |
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid | VU | breeding | 2004 | present | A1 |
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula | LC | breeding | 2004 | present | A4i |
Goosander Mergus merganser | LC | breeding | 2004 | present | A4i |
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea | LC | breeding | 2004 | present | A4i |
Hooded Crane Grus monacha | VU | - | 2009 | present | A1 |
Great Bustard Otis tarda | VU | - | 2009 | present | A1 |
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | breeding | 2004 | present | A4i |
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus | NT | breeding | 2004 | present | A4i |
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus | EN | winter | 2009 | present | A1 |
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | breeding | 2009 | present | A1 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2009).
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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Terhiyn Tsagaan Nuur | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 6,110 | protected area overlaps with site | 6,110 |
Khorgo Terkh Zagaan nuur | National Conservation Parks | 77,267 | protected area overlaps with site | 26,800 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Wetlands (inland) | - | |
Forest | - | |
Grassland | Steppe | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/terkhiin-tsagaan-lake-iba-mongolia on 30/11/2023.