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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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	breeding	2008	present	A1
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter	2003	250-999 individuals	A4i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	breeding	2008	present	A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	breeding	2008	present	A4i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	breeding	2008	present	A4i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	unknown	2008	present	A4i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	unknown	2008	present	A4i
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	unknown	2008	present	A4i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	winter	2003	min 10,000 individuals	A4i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	passage	2008	10,000 individuals	A4i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	unknown	2008	present	A4i
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	breeding	2008	present	A4i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	unknown	2008	present	A4i
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	NT	breeding	2008	present	A4i
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	LC	passage	2003	10,000 individuals	A4i
Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus	LC	unknown	2008	present	A4i
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	unknown	2008	present	A4i
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	2008	present	A4i
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
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	2008	present	A4iii

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
Desert		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Oasis, Desert and Wetland at Mosuowan (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/oasis-desert-and-wetland-at-mosuowan-iba-china-(mainland) on 26/11/2024.