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The site was identified as important in 2004 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
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	1998	rare	A1
Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus	EN	passage	1998	rare	A1
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri	CR	breeding	1998	uncommon	A1, A3
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa	LC	passage	1998	common	A1, A4i
Swinhoe's Rail Coturnicops exquisitus	LC	breeding	1998	rare	A1
White-naped Crane Grus vipio	VU	breeding	1998	uncommon	A1, A4i
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis	VU	breeding	1998	uncommon	A1, A3, A4i
Hooded Crane Grus monacha	VU	passage	1998	rare	A1, A4i
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana	EN	breeding	1998	uncommon	A1, A3
Reed Parrotbill Paradoxornis heudei	NT	resident	1998	uncommon	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	1998	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Sinegayskaya sopka	Nature Monument	-
-	Name Unknown, site No. 45 (Primorskiy kray)	Nature Monument	-
1976	Lake Khanka	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	5
1983	Ozero Zolotoe	Nature Monument	-
1983	Peschera Spasskaya	Nature Monument	-
1985	Mys Devich'i Peski	Nature Monument	-
1986	Ozero Pavlenkovo	Nature Monument	-
1987	Ozero Pospelovskoe	Nature Monument	-
1987	Ozero Beresty	Nature Monument	-
1987	Ozero Berezovskoe	Nature Monument	-
1990	Khankaisky	Zapovednik	8
1991	Ozero Krivoe	Nature Monument	-
2005	Khankaiskiy	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	7

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Edaphic grassland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent swamps	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Khanka plain (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/khanka-plain-iba-russia-(asian) on 22/11/2024.