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Karamay Mountains


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
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


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 25/12/2024.