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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
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	LC	unknown	2008	present	A4i
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid	EN	passage	2003	present	A1
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	breeding	2008	present	A4i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	breeding	2008	present	A4i
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri	CR	winter	2003	present	A1
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	breeding	2008	present	A4i
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	breeding	2003	present	A1, A3
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	breeding	2008	present	A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	2003	present	A1
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	breeding	2008	present	A4i
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius	LC	breeding	2008	present	A4i
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	unknown	2008	present	A4i
Charadrius mongolus	NR	unknown	2008	present	A4i
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	NT	breeding	2008	present	A4i
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	unknown	2008	present	A4i
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	2008	present	A4i
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	EN	breeding	2003	present	A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	2003	present	A1

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ulungur Hu and Jili Hu (Fu Hai) (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ulungur-hu-and-jili-hu-(fu-hai)-iba-china-(mainland) on 22/11/2024.