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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	breeding	2004	present	A1, A4i
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid	EN	breeding	2004	present	A1
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
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	breeding	2004	present	A1, A4i
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii	LC	breeding	2004	present	A3, A4i
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	-	2004	present	A4i
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	NT	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Relict Gull Larus relictus	VU	breeding	2004	present	A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	EN	breeding	2004	present	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	2004	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Khyargas Lake	National Park	-
-	Airag Lake	National Park	100
1999	Ayrag lake	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
2000	Khan Khukhii-Khyragas Lake	National Conservation Parks	79

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Airag Lake (Mongolia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/airag-lake-iba-mongolia on 22/11/2024.