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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2006 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Altai Snowcock Tetraogallus altaicus	LC	breeding (2005)	5–15 breeding pairs	A3
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus	LC	breeding (2005)	15–40 breeding pairs	A3
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	breeding (2005)	10–15 breeding pairs	A3
Solitary Snipe Gallinago solitaria	LC	breeding (2005)	1 breeding pairs	A3
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis	EN	breeding (2005)	4–12 breeding pairs	A3
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding (2005)	2–5 breeding pairs	A1, A3
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	breeding (2005)	1–5 breeding pairs	A3
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding (2005)	12–25 breeding pairs	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding (2005)	1–4 breeding pairs	A1
Brandt's Mountain-finch Leucosticte brandti	LC	breeding (2005)	10–15 breeding pairs	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Dzhumalinskiy Teplyi Kljuch	Nature Monument (III)	-
1994	Ukok	Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve (VI)	100
1994	Zona pokoja Ukok	Zapovednik (-)	100
1998	Golden Mountains of Altai	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	100
2005	Plato Ukok	National Park (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	73	Tundra; Steppes & dry calcareous
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	20
Wetlands (inland)	7	Standing fresh water; Rivers & streams

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	70
rangeland/pastureland	28
fisheries/aquaculture	1
urban/industrial/transport	1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Plateau Ukok (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/plateau-ukok-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 23/01/2025.