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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	breeding	2004	present	A4i
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
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	breeding	2009	present	A3, A4i
White-naped Crane Grus vipio	VU	breeding	2004	present	A1, A3
Great Bustard Otis tarda	VU	breeding	2004	present	A1, A3

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)
Lake Ganga and its surrounding wetlands	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	3,280	protected area overlaps with site	32,800
Ganga Lake	Monuments	32,860	unknown	0
Dariganga	National Park	0	protected area contains site	0
Dariganga	National Conservation Parks	64,548	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)		-
Desert		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ganga Lakes. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 06/02/2023.