MN006
Tolbo 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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus LC breeding (2004) present A3, A4i
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus LC breeding (2004) present A4i
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula LC breeding (2009) present A3, A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea LC breeding (2004) present A4i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo LC breeding (2004) present A4i
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus NT breeding (2004) present A4i
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus EN breeding (2004) present A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug EN breeding (2009) present A1

Habitats

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tolbo Lake (Mongolia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tolbo-lake-iba-mongolia on 07/12/2024.