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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
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	breeding	2004	present	A3, A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	breeding	2004	present	A1, A4i
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	NT	breeding	2004	present	A4i
White-throated Bushchat Saxicola insignis	VU	breeding	2004	present	A1, A3
Mongolian Accentor Prunella koslowi	LC	resident	2004	present	A2, A3

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1996	Altai Tavan range	National Conservation Parks	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		-
Grassland		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Khoton-Khorgon Lakes (Mongolia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/khoton-khorgon-lakes-iba-mongolia on 22/11/2024.