MN057
Maikhant Mountain


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
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid EN passage (2009) present A1
White-naped Crane Grus vipio VU - (2009) present A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni LC passage (2009) present A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug EN breeding (2009) present A1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Maikhant Mountain (Mongolia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/maikhant-mountain-iba-mongolia on 23/12/2024.