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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
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	2008	1,500 individuals	A4i
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	breeding	2003	present	A1, A3

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert		-
Shrubland		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ayding Kol (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ayding-kol-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/11/2024.