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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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	breeding	2004	present	A3, A4i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	2004	present	A3, A4i
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i

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	Oases	-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Baga and Bayan Lakes (Mongolia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/baga-and-bayan-lakes-iba-mongolia on 22/11/2024.