MN064
Turgen Tsagaan, Zegst, Tuulaitiyn Burd Lakes


IBA Justification

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
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

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



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 23/11/2024.