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

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

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

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 23/12/2024.