MN068
Buir Lake


IBA Criteria

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
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid VU breeding 2004 present A1, A4i
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna LC breeding 2004 present A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea LC breeding 2004 present A4i
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa LC passage 2004 present A1
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus LC breeding 2004 present A4i
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus CR passage 2004 present A1, A3
White-naped Crane Grus vipio VU breeding 2004 present A1, A3
Great Bustard Otis tarda VU breeding 2004 present A1, A3
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea LC breeding 2004 present A4i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo LC breeding 2004 present A4i
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus NT breeding 2004 present A4i
Relict Gull Larus relictus VU breeding 2004 present A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus EN breeding 2004 present A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni LC breeding 2004 present A1
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


IBA Protection

Protected Area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)
Lake Buir and its surrounding wetlands Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 104,000 protected area contains site 43,200

Habitats

IUCN Habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland) -
Grassland Steppe -
For further information about the habitat classification please click here.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Buir Lake. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 29/03/2023.