MN015
Jargalant Khairkhan Mountain


IBA Justification

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
Altai Snowcock Tetraogallus altaicus LC resident (2009) present A3
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus EN breeding (2004) present A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug EN breeding (2009) present A1
White-throated Bushchat Saxicola insignis VU breeding (2004) present A1, A3
Mongolian Accentor Prunella koslowi LC resident (2003) present A2, A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1997 Har Us Nuur National Conservation Parks (II) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Grassland -
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jargalant Khairkhan Mountain (Mongolia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jargalant-khairkhan-mountain-iba-mongolia on 23/12/2024.