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Mori Grassland


IBA Justification

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
Great Bustard Otis tarda EN breeding 2003 present A1, A3
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii VU breeding 2008 present A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU - 2003 present A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca VU passage 2003 present A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus EN breeding 2003 present A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni LC breeding 2003 present A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug EN breeding 2008 present A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Desert -
Grassland -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mori Grassland (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mori-grassland-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/11/2024.