MN028
Orog 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
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid EN breeding (2004) present A1
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna LC breeding (2009) present A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea LC breeding (2004) present A4i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus LC breeding (2004) present A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus NT breeding (2004) present A1, A4i
Relict Gull Larus relictus VU breeding (2004) present A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus EN passage (2009) present A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni LC breeding (2004) present A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug EN breeding (2009) present A1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Desert -
Wetlands (inland) -


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