MN064
Turgen Tsagaan, Zegst, Tuulaitiyn Burd Lakes


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
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus CR - (2009) present A1
White-naped Crane Grus vipio VU breeding (2009) present A1
Hooded Crane Grus monacha VU - (2009) present A1
Great Bustard Otis tarda EN breeding (2009) present A1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Turgen Tsagaan, Zegst, Tuulaitiyn Burd Lakes (Mongolia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/turgen-tsagaan-zegst-tuulaitiyn-burd-lakes-iba-mongolia on 28/12/2024.