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CN086
Ulansuhai Nur Nature Reserve
Location China (mainland), Inner Mongolia
Central coordinates 108o 50.00' East  41o 6.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A4i, A4iii
Area 29,333 ha
Altitude 1,000 - 1,017m
Year of IBA assessment 2009





Site description Located in the eastern part of Houtao Plain. Ulansuhai is the second largest lake in Inner Mongolia, extending 35-40 km from north to south and 5-10 km from east to west, with more than 290 km2 of open water. Emergent reeds and bulrushes cover 50% of the lake area, and these water plants separate the lake surface into several different sections. Ulansuhai supports one of the most important fisheries in Inner Mongolia.

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Critically Endangered 
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia unknown  2008  1,000 individuals  unknown  A4i  Least Concern 
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Least Concern 
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Great Bustard Otis tarda unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
Common Coot Fulica atra unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4i  Least Concern 
Relict Gull Larus relictus unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A1  Vulnerable 
A4iii Species group - waterbirds unknown  2008  present [units unknown]  -  A4iii   

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Wuliangsuhainiaolei Protected Area 60,000 protected area contains site 29,333  

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)   -

Other biodiversity No information.

Conservation response Established as a provincial-level nature reserve in 1998.

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ulansuhai Nur Nature Reserve. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 20/05/2013

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