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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2004

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	breeding	2004	present	A1
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	passage	2004	present	A4i
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	breeding	2004	present	A1
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid	VU	breeding	2004	present	A1
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	2004	present	A1
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	unknown	2004	present	A4i
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	unknown	2004	present	A4i
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	unknown	2004	present	A4i
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	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

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Ozero Ulukh-Kol'	Zakaznik	700	protected area contained by site	700

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Saline lakes	-
Grassland	Steppe	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ulukhkol' lake. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 16/01/2021.