MN019
Ulaagchinii Khar Lake


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
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

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2010 Ulaagchini khar nuur National Conservation Parks 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 23/11/2024.