Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 birds | 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 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| 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 23/12/2024.