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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	breeding	2009	present	A4i
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid	EN	breeding	2004	present	A1, A4i
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	-	2004	present	A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	2004	present	A1
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus	CR	passage	2004	present	A1
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
White-naped Crane Grus vipio	VU	breeding	2004	present	A1, A4i
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis	VU	breeding	2004	present	A1
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Hooded Crane Grus monacha	VU	breeding	2004	present	A1
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	breeding	2004	present	A1
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	2009	present	A4i
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	NT	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	2004	present	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding	2009	present	A1

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
2004	Lakes in the Khurkh-Khuiten river valley	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
2012	Binderiya khan mountain	Monuments	2

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Grassland	Steppe	-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Valleys of Khurkh-Khuiten Rivers (Mongolia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/valleys-of-khurkh-khuiten-rivers-iba-mongolia on 22/11/2024.