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Tere-Khol' lake


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Greylag Goose Anser anser LC passage (1989–1992) 2,000–3,000 birds A4i
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid EN passage (1998) 50 birds A1
Common Crane Grus grus LC passage (1998) max 100 birds A4i
Great Bustard Otis tarda EN breeding (1998) 1–2 pairs A1
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus NT non-breeding (1998) rare A1
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo LC passage (1998) 500 birds A4i
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU breeding (1998) 1 pairs A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni LC breeding (1998) max 20 birds A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage (1998) min 20,000 birds A4iii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1982 Ozero Tore-Hol' Nature Monument (III) 100
1982 Ozero Tere-Hol' Nature Monument (III) 100

Habitats

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tere-Khol' lake (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tere-khol-lake-iba-russia-(asian) on 23/12/2024.