MN014
Khar Us Lake


IBA Justification

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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala EN breeding 2004 present A1, A4i
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus LC breeding 2004 present A3, A4i
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus LC breeding 2004 present A4i
Greylag Goose Anser anser LC breeding 2004 present A4i
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid VU breeding 2004 present A1
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula LC breeding 2004 present A3, A4i
Goosander Mergus merganser LC breeding 2004 present A4i
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna LC breeding 2004 present A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea LC breeding 2004 present A4i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina LC breeding 2004 present A4i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina VU breeding 2004 present A4i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula LC breeding 2004 present A4i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata LC - 2004 present A4i
Gadwall Mareca strepera LC breeding 2004 present A4i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope LC breeding 2004 present A3, A4i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos LC breeding 2004 present A4i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta LC - 2004 present A4i
Anas crecca NR - 2004 present A4i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus LC breeding 2004 present A4i
White-naped Crane Grus vipio VU breeding 2004 present A1, A3
Common Crane Grus grus LC breeding 2004 present A3, A4i
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia LC breeding 2004 present A4i
Great White Egret Ardea alba LC breeding 2004 present A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus NT breeding 2004 present A1, A4i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo LC breeding 2004 present A4i
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus NT breeding 2004 present A4i
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii LC passage 2004 present A4i
Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus LC breeding 2004 present A3, A4i
Relict Gull Larus relictus VU breeding 2004 present A1
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia LC breeding 2004 present A4i
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 breeding 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 (2009).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Har Us Nuur National Park Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 321,360 protected area overlaps with site 25,200
Har Us Nuur National Conservation Parks 850,272 protected area overlaps with site 140,400

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland) -
Desert -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Khar Us Lake. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/khar-us-lake-iba-mongolia on 06/12/2023.