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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	unknown	2008	present	A4i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	breeding	2008	present	A4i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	breeding	2008	present	A4i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	unknown	2008	present	A4i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	unknown	2008	present	A4i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	breeding	2008	present	A4i
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	breeding	2008	present	A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	unknown	1950-1959	present	A1
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	passage	2003	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4i
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	breeding	2008	present	A4i
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii	LC	unknown	2008	present	A4i
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	LC	unknown	1998	20,000 individuals	A4i
Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus	LC	unknown	2008	present	A4i
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	2008	present	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	2003	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

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
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bosten Lake (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bosten-lake-iba-china-(mainland) on 22/11/2024.