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The site was identified as important in 2004 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
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid	EN	passage	1998	present	A1
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri	CR	breeding	1998	present	A1
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa	LC	passage	1998	present	A1
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	breeding	1998	150 breeding pairs	A4i
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus	CR	passage	1998	present	A1
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	breeding	1998	present	A3
White-naped Crane Grus vipio	VU	breeding	1998	present	A1, A3
Hooded Crane Grus monacha	VU	passage	1998	present	A1
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	breeding	1998	present	A1, A3
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	breeding	1998	rare	A1
Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos	LC	breeding	1998	present	A3
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	EN	breeding	1998	present	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Steppe	-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Argun' river (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/argun-river-iba-russia-(asian) on 22/11/2024.