MN042
Ogii Lake


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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus LC breeding (2004) present A4i
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus LC breeding (2004) present A4i
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid EN breeding (2004) present A1, A4i
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula LC breeding (2004) present A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea LC breeding (2004) present A4i
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa LC passage (2004) present A1
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus LC breeding (2004) present A4i
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus CR passage (2004) present A1
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo LC breeding (2004) present A4i
White-naped Crane Grus vipio VU breeding (2004) present A1
Common Crane Grus grus LC breeding (2004) present A4i
Hooded Crane Grus monacha VU breeding (2004) present A1
Great Bustard Otis tarda EN breeding (2004) present A1
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus NT breeding (2004) present A1, A4i
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus NT breeding (2004) present A4i
Relict Gull Larus relictus VU breeding (2009) present A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus EN breeding (2004) present A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni LC breeding (2004) present A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a unknown (2004) min 20,000 birds A4iii

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Grassland - Steppe
Wetlands (inland) -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ogii Lake (Mongolia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ogii-lake-iba-mongolia on 23/12/2024.