Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow-eyed Pigeon Columba eversmanni | VU | breeding | 2003 | present | A1, A3 |
| Great Bustard Otis tarda | EN | winter | 2003 | present | A1 |
| Black Stork Ciconia nigra | LC | breeding | 2008 | present | A4i |
| Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus | LC | unknown | 2008 | present | A4i |
| Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | passage | 2003 | 20,000 individuals | A4i |
| Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus | LC | unknown | 2008 | present | A4i |
| Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus | EN | breeding | 2003 | present | A1 |
| Xinjiang Ground-jay Podoces biddulphi | NT | resident | 2000 | present | A2, A3 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Terrestrial | - | |
| Wetlands (inland) | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Markit-Yarkant Oasis (China (mainland)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/markit-yarkant-oasis-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/11/2024.