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The site was identified as important in 2013 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Daurian Partridge Perdix dauurica	LC	breeding	2012	1,200-1,650 breeding pairs	A3
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid	EN	breeding	2012	4-5 breeding pairs	A1
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid	EN	passage	2012	600-800 individuals	A1, A4i
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus	CR	non-breeding	2012	15-18 individuals	A1
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	passage	1995-2011	1,000-8,000 individuals	A4i
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	breeding	2012	400-500 breeding pairs	A3, A4i
White-naped Crane Grus vipio	VU	breeding	1997-2012	1-7 breeding pairs	A1, A3
Hooded Crane Grus monacha	VU	non-breeding	1997-2012	100-500 individuals	A1, A4i
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	breeding	2012	30-50 females	A1, A3
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis	EN	breeding	2012	3-5 breeding pairs	A3
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding	2012	3 breeding pairs	A1
Mongolian Lark Melanocorypha mongolica	LC	breeding	2012	2,300-3,400 breeding pairs	A3
Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii	LC	breeding	2012	4,200-5,500 breeding pairs	A3
Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola	CR	breeding	2013	18-26 breeding pairs	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1995-2012	5,000-90,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2013) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Budulanskiy Meteorit	Nature Monument	-
1983	Coobschestvo polupustynnyh rasteniy u oz. Nozhiy	Nature Monument	-
1983	Sosnovy bor Tsyrik-Narasun (sosnovyje vojska)	Nature Monument	-
1983	Chindantskoe paleontologicheskoe obnazhenie	Nature Monument	-
1983	Granitny ostanets Kamen'-kotel	Nature Monument	-
1983	Ozero Gorbunka	Nature Monument	-
1983	Urochische Maly Bator	Nature Monument	-
1983	Coobschestvo stepnyh i polupustynnyh rasteniy v padi Delberhej	Nature Monument	-
1983	Budalanskiy meteorit	Nature Monument	-
2004	Aginskaya step	Zakaznik	23

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Steppe	80
Wetlands (inland)	Riverine floodplains, Saline lakes	10
Artificial/Terrestrial	Abandoned farmland, disturbed ground, Arable land	5
Forest		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	45
not utilised	30
nature conservation and research	25

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Aginskiye lakes (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/aginskiye-lakes-iba-russia-(asian) on 23/11/2024.