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Karamay Mountains


IBA Justification

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
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii VU breeding 2008 present A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU unknown 2008 present A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni LC breeding 2008 present A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug EN breeding 2008 present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.



Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Karamay Mountains (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/karamay-mountains-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/11/2024.