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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
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	unknown	2008	present	A4i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	passage	2003	10,000 individuals	A4i
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	LC	unknown	2008	present	A4i
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	EN	breeding	2003	present	A1
Xinjiang Ground-jay Podoces biddulphi	NT	resident	2000	present	A2, A3

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
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hotan Oasis (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hotan-oasis-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/11/2024.