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The site was identified as important in 2004 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
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid	VU	breeding	1998	common	A1
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	1998	rare	A1
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri	CR	breeding	1998	rare	A1, A3
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa	LC	passage	1998	rare	A1
Swinhoe's Rail Coturnicops exquisitus	VU	non-breeding	1998	present	A1
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus	CR	passage	1998	rare	A1
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	breeding	1998	abundant	A3, A4i
White-naped Crane Grus vipio	VU	breeding	1998	uncommon	A1, A3, A4i
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis	VU	non-breeding	1998	present	A1
Hooded Crane Grus monacha	VU	passage	1998	uncommon	A1
Great Bustard Otis tarda	VU	breeding	1998	rare	A1, A3
Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus	NT	breeding	1998	uncommon	A3
Relict Gull Larus relictus	VU	breeding	1998	frequent	A4i
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	passage	1998	rare	A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	EN	non-breeding	1998	present	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	2004	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2004).

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Zun-Toreiskiy Vostochnyi Mineral'nyi Istochnik	Nature Monument	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Torey Lakes	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	172,500	protected area overlaps with site	172,500
Landscapes of Dauria	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	912,624	protected area overlaps with site	0
Daursky	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	227,700	protected area overlaps with site	0
Daursky	Zapovednik	44,752	protected area contained by site	45,752

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Riverine floodplains, Saline lakes	-
Grassland	Steppe	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Torey lakes. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/torey-lakes-iba-russia-(asian) on 03/12/2023.