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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2012 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
Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus	LC	resident (2009)	present	A3
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii	VU	- (2009)	present	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding (2009)	present	A1
Mongolian Ground-jay Podoces hendersoni	LC	resident (2009)	present	A3
Saxaul Sparrow Passer ammodendri	LC	- (2009)	present	A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2012. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Desert	good (>90%)	moderate (70–90%)	moderate

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Transportation and service corridors	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Some of area covered (10–49%)	Unknown	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1996	Gobiin baga /A/, /B/	Strictly Protected Areas (Ib)	10

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Desert	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Galba Gobi (Mongolia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/galba-gobi-iba-mongolia on 26/12/2024.