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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
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

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
1992	Khuvsgul	National Conservation Parks	100

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

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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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 22/11/2024.