MN035
Khovsgol Lake


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
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus LC breeding (2004) present A4i
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid EN breeding (2004) present A1
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula LC breeding (2004) present A4i
Goosander Mergus merganser LC breeding (2004) present A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea LC breeding (2004) present A4i
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa LC passage (2004) present A1
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus LC breeding (2004) present A4i
Hooded Crane Grus monacha VU breeding (2004) present A1
Great Bustard Otis tarda EN breeding (2004) present A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca VU breeding (2004) present A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus EN breeding (2004) present A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni LC breeding (2004) present A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1992 Khuvsgul National Conservation Parks (II) 100

Habitats

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Khovsgol Lake (Mongolia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/khovsgol-lake-iba-mongolia on 05/12/2024.