MN002
Tsengel Khairkhan Mountain


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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Altai Snowcock Tetraogallus altaicus LC resident (2009) present A3
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug EN breeding (2009) present A1
White-winged Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus LC resident (2009) present A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris LC resident (2009) present A3
Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens LC resident (2009) present A3
Mongolian Accentor Prunella koslowi LC - (2009) present A2, A3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis LC resident (2009) present A3


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tsengel Khairkhan Mountain (Mongolia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tsengel-khairkhan-mountain-iba-mongolia on 13/01/2025.