Mongolia
Summary
- EAAFP Member since: 2011
- Number of EAAFP Flyway Network Sites: 11
- Focal Point Contact:
- Mr. Tsogtsaikhan Purev
Director of Training and Research Division of Fresh water resource and Nature Conservation Center, Ministry of Environment, Green Development and Tourism of Mongolia Email: contact@mne.gov.mn; tsojopurev@gmail.com Tel: 976-51-26-33-51
- Mr. Tsogtsaikhan Purev
Mongolia became a Partner since 2011. It now has 11 Flyway Network Sites, the most recent designation being 2016, July. This landlocked country is home to valuable lake and river wetlands supporting crane and geese among many other breeding birds, including the Key Species of the EAAFP. A harsh winter climate prompts species to seek better available resources and warmer climate before returning to breed as Mongolia returns to summer.
Flyway Network Sites
Site Information
EAAF SITECODE | NAME OF SITE | SITE INFORMATION SHEET | YEAR SIS UPDATED | SITE PHOTOS | VIEW IN GOOGLE EARTH |
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EAAF024 | Mongol Daguur Strictly Protected Area | SIS | 2016 | View | View |
EAAF040 | Ogii Nuur | SIS | 2016 | View | View |
EAAF041 | Terhiyn Tsaggan Nuur | SIS | 2016 | View | View |
EAAF074 | Khurkh-Khuiten Valley | SIS | 2016 | View | View |
EAAF075 | Ugtam Nature Reserve | n/a | View | View | |
EAAF114 | Dashinchilen Tsagaan wetlands | SIS | 2014 | View | View |
EAAF126 | Buir Lake | SIS | 2016 | View | View |
EAAF127 | Ganga Lake | SIS | 2016 | View | View |
EAAF128 | Khar-Us Lake | SIS | 2016 | View | View |
EAAF129 | Khyargas-Airag Lake | SIS | 2016 | View | View |
EAAF130 | Uvs Lake | SIS | 2016 | View | View |
Site Details
Key Species of EAAFP in Mongolia |
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Shorebird |
Anatidae |
Crane |
Seabird |
Others |
Curlew Sandpiper |
Baer's Pochard |
Siberian Crane |
Dalmatian Pelican |
Swinhoe's Rail |
Red Knot |
Swan Goose |
Red-crowned Crane |
Relict Gull |
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Great Knot |
Lesser White-fronted Goose |
Hooded Crane |
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Asian Dowitcher |
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White-naped Crane |
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Far Eastern Curlew |
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Eurasian Curlew |
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Black-tailed Godwit |
Mongol Daguur Strictly Protected Area
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Location: North-Eastern Mongolia
Coordinates (lat, long): 49.70000, 115.10000
Area: 18,500 ha
Date of joining: 7 March 1997
Protection status: International Reserve
Other listings: Ramsar Site, Important Bird and Biodiversity Area, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
Important for Cranes, Anatidae, Shorebirds and Others
Important species:
Anthropoides virgo (Demoiselle Crane), Grus monacha (Hooded Crane), Antigone vipio (White-naped Crane), Grus grus (Eurasian Crane), Anser cygnoid (Swan Goose), Grus japonensis (Red-crowned Crane), Limnodromus semipalmatus (Asian Dowitcher), Larus relictus (Relict Gull), Mareca falcata (Falcated Duck), Anser anser (Greylag Goose), Anser fabalis (Bean Goose), Tadorna ferruginea (Ruddy Shelduck), Tadorna tadorna (Common Shelduck), Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard), Anas poecilorhyncha (Spot-billed Duck), Anas crecca (Common Teal), Sibirionetta formosa (Baikal Teal), Mareca strepera (Gadwall), Anas penelope (Eurasian Wigeon), Anas acuta (Northern Pintail ), Anas clypeata (Northern Shoveler), Aythya ferina (Common Pochard), Fulica atra (Common Coot), Larus ridibundus (Black-headed Gull), Larus cachinnans (Caspian Gull), Pluvialis squatarola (Grey Plover), Charadrius dubius (Little Ringed Plover), Tringa ochropus (Green Sandpiper), Numenius arquata (Eurasian Curlew)
Ogii Nuur
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Location: Arkhangai Province
Coordinates (lat, long): 47.76670, 102.76670
Area: 2,510 ha
Date of joining: 14 May 1999
Protection status: Strictly Protected Area
Other listings: Ramsar Site, Important Bird and Biodiversity Area
Important for Anatidae, Cranes
Important species:
Anser cygnoides (Swan Goose), Cygnus cygnus (Whooper Swan), Anser cygnoides (Swan Goose), Anser anser (Greylag Goose), Tadorna ferruginea (Ruddy Shelduck), Anas penelope (Eurasian Wigeon), Anas crecca (Common Teal), Anas falcata (Falcated Duck), Anas acuta (Northern Pintail), Anas querquedula (Garganey), Anas clypeata (Northern Shoveler), Aythya ferina (Common Pochard), Anser indicus (Bar-headed Goose), Tadorna tadorna (Common Shelduck), Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard), Anas strepera (Gadwall), Netta rufina (Red-crested Pochard), Aythya fuligula (Tufted Duck), Bucephala clangula (Common Goldeneye), Mergus albellus (Smew), Grus virgo (Demoiselle Crane), Grus grus (Eurasian Crane)
Terkhiin Tsaggan Nuur
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Location: Arkhangai Province
Coordinates (lat, long): 48.16670, 99.71670
Area: 6,110 ha
Date of joining: 14 May 1999
Protection status: National Park
Other listings: Ramsar Site, Important Bird and Biodiversity Area
Important for Anatidae
Important species:
Cygnus cygnus (Whooper Swan), Anser indicus (Bar-headed Goose), Tadorna ferruginea (Ruddy Shelduck), Mergus serrator (Red-breasted Merganser), Mergus merganser (Goosander), Anser anser (Greylag Goose), Phalacrocorax carbo (Great Cormorant), Aythya ferina (Common Pochard)
Khurkh-Khuiten Valley
Coordinates (lat, long): 48.00000, 111.00000
Area: 20,500 ha
Date of joining: 21 July 2003
Protection status: Strictly Protected Area
Other listings: Ramsar Site, Important Bird and Biodiversity Area
Important for Anatidae, Cranes
Important species:
Grus virgo (Demoiselle Crane), Grus grus (Eurasian Crane), Grus vipio (White-naped Crane), Tadorna ferruginea (Ruddy Shelduck), Anser cygnoid (Swan Goose), Cygnus cygnus (Whooper Swan), Anser fabalis (Bean Goose)
Ugtam Nature Reserve
Location: Dornod Province
Coordinates (lat, long): 49.50000, 113.83333
Area: 46,160 ha
Date of joining: 21 July 2003
Protection status: Nature Reserve
Other listings: Important Bird and Biodiversity Area
Important for Cranes
Important species:
Grus virgo (Demoiselle Crane), Grus vipio (White-naped Crane)
Dashinchilen Tsagaan Wetlands
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Location: Dashinchilen Tsagaan Nuur Complex
Coordinates (lat, long): 47.51000, 104.18000
Area: 2,840 ha
Date of joining: 7 November 2014
Protection status: Strictly Protected Area
Other listings: Ramsar Site, Important Bird and Biodiversity Area, World Heritage
Important for Shorebirds, Anatidae, Cranes, and Others
Important species:
Tringa erythropus (Spotted Redshank), Limosa limosa (Black-tailed Godwit), Pluvialis fulva (Pacific Golden Plover), Recurvirostra avosetta (Pied Avocet)
Anser cygnoides (Swan Goose), Anas crecca (Common Teal), Grus vipio (White-naped Crane)
Site Related Activities:
Buir Lake
Location: eastern Mongolia, bordering with China
Coordinates (lat, long): 47.00000, 117.00000
Area: 117,100 ha
Date of joining: 13 July 2018
Status: Mongol-Daguur eco-region
Other listings: Ramsar
Important for Anatidae
Important species
Anser cygnoid (Swan Goose), Aythya ferina (Common Pochard), Antigone vipio (White-naped Crane), Mareca falcata (Falcated Duck), Limosa limosa (Black-tailed Godwit), Limnodromus semipalmatus (Asian Dowitcher), Phalacrocorax carbo (Great Cormorant), Tadorna ferruginea (Ruddy Shelduck)
Pluvialis fulva (Pacific Golden-Plover), Podiceps cristatus (Great Crested Grebe), Platalea leucorodia (Eurasian Spoonbill), Netta rufina (Red-crested Pochard), Anas crecca (Common Teal), Charadrius alexandrinus (Kentish Plover)
Ganga Lake
Location: 12 km from Dariganga sum (county) of the Sukhbaatar aimag (province) in eastern Mongolia
Coordinates (lat, long): 45.00000, 113.00000
Area: 69,300 ha
Date of joining: 13 July 2016
Status: Natural Monumnet Area
Important for Anatidae
Important species
Antigone vipio (White-naped Crane), Anser cygnoid (Swan Goose), Otis tarda (Great Bustard), Cygnus cygnus (Whooper Swans), Limnodromus semipalmatus (Asian Dowitcher), Tadorna ferruginea (Ruddy Shelduck)
Khar-Us Lake
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Location: 20 km east of Khovd town
Coordinates (lat, long): 48.00000, 92.00000
Area: 438,700 ha
Date of joining: 13 July 2016
Status: National Park
Important for Anatidae
Important species
Pelecanus crispus (Dalmatian Pelican), Anser cygnoid (Swan Goose), Aythya ferina (Common Pochard), Oxyura leucocephala (White-headed Duck), Mareca falcata (Falcated Duck), Phalacrocorax carbo (Great Cormorant), Platalea leucorodia (Eurasian Spoonbill), Netta rufina (Red-crested Pochard), Tadorna ferruginea (Ruddy Shelduck), Mareca strepera (Gadwall)
Khyargas-Airag Lake
Location: desert steppe zone of the Khyargas Lake Depression in the west
Coordinates (lat, long): Khyargas-49.11264, 93.19241 / Airag-48.53500, 93.26293
Area: 321,000 ha
Date of joining: 131 July 2016
Status: National Park
Important for Anatidae
Important species
Anser cygnoid (Swan Goose), Pelecanus crispus (Dalmatian Pelican), Aythya farina (Common Pochard), Larus relictus (Relict Gull), Mareca falcate (Falcated Duck), Phalacrocorax carbo (Great Cormorant), Platalea leucorodia (Eurasian Spoonbill), Cygnus Cygnus (Whooper Swan), Tadorna ferruginea (Ruddy Shelduck), Anser anser (Greylag Goose), Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard), Mareca strepera (Gadwall)
Uvs Lake
Location: the Great Lakes Depression
Coordinates (lat, long): 50.00000, 92.00000
Area: 541,800 ha
Date of joining: 13 July 2016
Status: Protected Area
Important for Anatidae
Important species
Anser cygnoid (Swan Goose), Larus relictus (Relict Gull), Anas falcata (Falcated Duck), Oxyura leucocephala (White-headed Duck), Phalacrocorax carbo (Great Cormorant), Platalea leucorodia (Eurasian Spoonbill), Larus mongolicus (Mongolian Gull)
Resources
Mongolian Bird Rings Stations 2021-22
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