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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid	EN	breeding	2004	present	A1
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	breeding	2009	present	A4i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	breeding	2009	present	A4i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	-	2009	present	A4i
White-naped Crane Grus vipio	VU	breeding	2004	present	A1
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	breeding	2004	present	A1
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	NT	breeding	2009	present	A4i
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	2004	present	A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	EN	breeding	2004	present	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Teshigiin Olon Lakes (Mongolia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/teshigiin-olon-lakes-iba-mongolia on 22/11/2024.