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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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	breeding	2004	present	A1, A4i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid	EN	breeding	2004	present	A1
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	breeding	2004	present	A3, A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
White-naped Crane Grus vipio	VU	breeding	2004	present	A1, A3
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	2004	present	A3, A4i
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	breeding	2004	present	A1, A3
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	breeding	2004	present	A1, A4i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	NT	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus	LC	breeding	2004	present	A3, A4i
Relict Gull Larus relictus	VU	breeding	2004	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	2004	present	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	2004	present	A1, A3
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	EN	breeding	2004	present	A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	2004	present	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	2004	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1993	Altan Els/Tsagaan Shuvuut/Turgen mountain/Uvs Nuur Basin	Strictly Protected Areas	100
1993	Uvs Nuur Basin	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	87
2003	Uvs Nuur Basin	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	100
2004	Lake Uvs and its surrounding wetlands	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert		-
Forest		-
Grassland		-
Wetlands (inland)	Salt marshes	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Uvs Lake (Mongolia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/uvs-lake-iba-mongolia on 22/11/2024.