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The site was identified as important in 2004 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	non-breeding	1998	5-10 individuals	A1
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage	1998	1,000-1,500 individuals	A4i
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	passage	1998	3,000-4,000 individuals	A4i
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage	1998	2-4 individuals	A1
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid	EN	passage	1998	15-20 individuals	A1
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	1998	2-4 individuals	A1
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	passage	1998	max 8,000 individuals	A4i
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	1998	80-100 breeding pairs	A4i
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	1998	uncommon	A4i
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	non-breeding	1998	rare	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1998	14,000-20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Ozero Ulukh-Kol'	Zakaznik	33

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Steppe	-
Wetlands (inland)	Saline lakes	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ulukhkol' lake (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ulukhkol-lake-iba-russia-(asian) on 22/11/2024.