MN052
Khustain Nuruu National Park


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
Great Bustard Otis tarda EN breeding (2009) present A1, A3
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni LC passage (2009) present A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug EN breeding (2009) present A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1993 Hustain Nuruu National Conservation Parks (II) 100
1993 Khustai range UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Khustain Nuruu National Park (Mongolia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/khustain-nuruu-national-park-iba-mongolia on 25/12/2024.