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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
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid	EN	breeding	1998	common	A1
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	1998	rare	A1
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri	CR	breeding	1998	rare	A1, A3
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa	LC	passage	1998	rare	A1
Swinhoe's Rail Coturnicops exquisitus	LC	non-breeding	1998	present	A1
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus	CR	passage	1998	rare	A1
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	breeding	1998	abundant	A3, A4i
White-naped Crane Grus vipio	VU	breeding	1998	uncommon	A1, A3, A4i
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis	VU	non-breeding	1998	present	A1
Hooded Crane Grus monacha	VU	passage	1998	uncommon	A1
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	breeding	1998	rare	A1, A3
Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus	NT	breeding	1998	uncommon	A3
Relict Gull Larus relictus	VU	breeding	1998	frequent	A4i
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	passage	1998	rare	A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	EN	non-breeding	1998	present	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	2004	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Zun-Toreiskiy Vostochnyi Mineral'nyi Istochnik	Nature Monument	-
1987	Daursky	Zapovednik	23
1994	Torey Lakes	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	85
1997	Daursky	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	29
2017	Landscapes of Dauria	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	96

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Steppe	-
Wetlands (inland)	Riverine floodplains, Saline lakes	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Torey lakes (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/torey-lakes-iba-russia-(asian) on 22/11/2024.