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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
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	passage	1997	500 individuals	A4i
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	1997	4,000 individuals	A4i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1997	10,000 individuals	A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	1997	400 individuals	A1, A4i
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	passage	1997	common	A4i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	passage	1997	common	A4i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	passage	1997	common	A4i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	passage	1997	present	A4i
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	LC	breeding	1997	common	A4i
Steller's Sea-eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus	VU	resident	1997	rare	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1997	min 65,000 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
-	Ozero Kharchinskoe	Zakaznik	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Coniferous forest (temperate/boreal)	-
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes and pools, Permanent swamps, Riverine floodplains	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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