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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	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 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Airag Lake	National Park (-)	100
-	Khyargas Lake	National Park (-)	-
2000	Khan Khukhii-Khyragas Lake	National Conservation Parks (II)	79

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

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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 23/12/2024.