|Central coordinates||91o 24.00' East 46o 3.00' North|
|Altitude||1,133 - 1,751m|
|Year of IBA assessment||2009|
Site description The Bulgan River rises on the southern slopes of the Mongol Altai mountain range and flows into Ulungur Lake in China. The site comprises a section of the Bulgan River valley, where the river divides into numerous large and small streams creating islands and isolated water bodies. At the source of the river and in the valleys of its tributary rivers, there are a number of small lakes. The sides of the Bulgan River valley support desert-steppe vegetation, while good wet riparian habitat is found along the bottom of the valley. There are numerous bays, such as Tsagaan Ereg, Sanjiin Tohoi, Balar Tohoi and Elst Tohoi, with dense reed and shrub vegetation.
|Species||Season||Period||Population estimate||Quality of estimate||IBA Criteria||IUCN Category|
|Swan Goose Anser cygnoid||breeding||2004||present||-||A1||Vulnerable|
|Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni||breeding||2004||present||-||A1||Least Concern|
|Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca||breeding||2004||present||-||A1||Vulnerable|
|Relict Gull Larus relictus||-||2004||present||-||A1||Vulnerable|
|Protected area||Designation||Area (ha)||Relationship with IBA||Overlap with IBA (ha)|
|Bulgan River||Nature Reserve||7,654||protected area contained by site||7,654|
|IUCN habitat||Habitat detail||Extent (% of site)|
Other biodiversity A small population of Mongolian Beaver Castor fiber birulai exists along the Bulgan River. A hydroelectric dam in the Chinese section of Bulgan River may create a barrier to migration and cause habitat fragmentation along the river.
Protection status Partially protected by Bulgan River Nature Reserve.
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Recommended citation BirdLife International (2014) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Bulgan River. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 17/09/2014
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