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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2009

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	-	2009	present	A4i
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid	VU	breeding	2004	present	A1, A4i
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	-	2004	present	A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	2004	present	A1
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	-	2004	present	A4i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	-	2004	present	A4i
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus	CR	passage	2004	present	A1
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
White-naped Crane Grus vipio	VU	breeding	2004	present	A1, A4i
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis	VU	breeding	2004	present	A1
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Hooded Crane Grus monacha	VU	breeding	2004	present	A1
Great Bustard Otis tarda	VU	breeding	2004	present	A1
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	-	2009	present	A4i
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	NT	-	2004	present	A4i
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	2004	present	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	-	2009	present	A1

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

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Lakes in the Khurkh-Khuiten river valley	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	42,940	is identical to site	42,940
Binderiya khan mountain	Monuments	5,736	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)		-
Grassland	Steppe	-
Artificial/Terrestrial		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Valleys of Khurkh-Khuiten Rivers. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 15/08/2022.