MN019
Ulaagchinii Khar 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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala EN - (2009) present A1
Great Bustard Otis tarda EN - (2009) present A1
White-throated Bushchat Saxicola insignis VU breeding (2009) present A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2010 Ulaagchini khar nuur National Conservation Parks (II) 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ulaagchinii Khar Lake (Mongolia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ulaagchinii-khar-lake-iba-mongolia on 23/12/2024.