The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
---|---|---|---|---|
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid | EN | breeding (2004) | present | A1 |
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula | LC | breeding (2004) | present | A4i |
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea | LC | breeding (2004) | present | A4i |
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo | LC | breeding (2004) | present | A4i |
White-naped Crane Grus vipio | VU | breeding (2004) | present | A1 |
Common Crane Grus grus | LC | breeding (2004) | present | A4i |
Great Bustard Otis tarda | EN | breeding (2004) | present | A1 |
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | breeding (2009) | present | A4i |
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva | LC | - (2009) | present | A4i |
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus | NT | breeding (2004) | present | A4i |
Arctic Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus | LC | breeding (2009) | present | A4i |
Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
---|---|---|
Grassland | - | Steppe |
Wetlands (inland) | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dashinchilen Bayan Lake (Mongolia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dashinchilen-bayan-lake-iba-mongolia on 23/12/2024.