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The site was identified as important in 2004 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
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	passage	1998	1,000 individuals	A4i
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	passage	1998	50 individuals	A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	passage	1998	1,000 individuals	A4i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1998	200 individuals	A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Artificial wetlands	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sayan reservoir (Tuva part) (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sayan-reservoir-(tuva-part)-iba-russia-(asian) on 22/11/2024.