Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow-eyed Pigeon Columba eversmanni | VU | breeding | 2003 | present | A1, A3 |
| Great Bustard Otis tarda | VU | winter | 2003 | present | A1 |
| Black Stork Ciconia nigra | LC | breeding | 2008 | present | A4i |
| Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus | LC | unknown | 2008 | present | A4i |
| Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | passage | 2003 | 20,000 individuals | A4i |
| Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus | LC | unknown | 2008 | present | A4i |
| Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus | EN | breeding | 2003 | present | A1 |
| Xinjiang Ground-jay Podoces biddulphi | NT | resident | 2000 | present | A2, A3 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2009).
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands (inland) | - | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Markit-Yarkant Oasis. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/markit-yarkant-oasis-iba-china-(mainland) on 28/11/2023.
