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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
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus	LC	breeding	2004	present	A1
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid	EN	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	breeding	2004	present	A1, A4i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i

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: Zavkhan River - Ereen Lake (Mongolia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zavkhan-river--ereen-lake-iba-mongolia on 22/11/2024.