Current view: Data table and detailed info
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2013 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 |
| Daurian Partridge Perdix dauurica |
LC |
breeding (2012) |
1,300–1,750 pairs |
A3 |
| Swan Goose Anser cygnoid |
EN |
breeding (2012) |
6–7 pairs |
A1 |
| Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus |
CR |
non-breeding (2012) |
7 birds |
A1 |
| Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo |
LC |
passage (1990–2012) |
300–23,000 birds |
A4i |
| White-naped Crane Grus vipio |
VU |
breeding (2012) |
16 pairs |
A1, A3 |
| White-naped Crane Grus vipio |
VU |
passage (1990–2012) |
10–220 birds |
A1, A4i |
| Hooded Crane Grus monacha |
VU |
passage (2012) |
110–120 birds |
A1, A4i |
| Great Bustard Otis tarda |
EN |
breeding (2012) |
20–30 females |
A1, A3 |
| Great Bustard Otis tarda |
EN |
passage (1990–2012) |
40–220 birds |
A1 |
| Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis |
EN |
breeding (2012) |
3–4 pairs |
A3 |
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug |
EN |
breeding (2012) |
3–7 pairs |
A1 |
| Mongolian Lark Melanocorypha mongolica |
LC |
breeding (2012) |
1,300–1,750 pairs |
A3 |
| Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii |
LC |
breeding (2012) |
3,800–4,150 pairs |
A3 |
| Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola |
CR |
breeding (2013) |
32–56 pairs |
A1 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds |
n/a |
passage (1990–2011) |
5,000–120,000 birds |
A4iii |
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| 2011 |
Dolina Dzerena |
Zakaznik (Federal) (-) |
<1 |
| 2017 |
Landscapes of Dauria
|
World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA) |
4 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Grassland |
80 |
Steppe |
| Wetlands (inland) |
10 |
|
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
5 |
Abandoned farmland, disturbed ground; Arable land |
| Shrubland |
5 |
|
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| not utilised |
50 |
| agriculture |
45 |
| nature conservation and research |
5 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bain-Tsaganskiye lakes (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bain-tsaganskiye-lakes-iba-russia-(asian) on 23/12/2024.
