Key Biodiversity Areas

Xilin Gol Nature Reserve (15416)
China (mainland), Asia

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesCygnus cygnusWhooper SwanLC2009B1, D1alink-icon
AvesAnser cygnoidesSwan GooseVU2009A1b, A1d, B1, D1alink-icon
AvesAntigone vipioWhite-naped CraneVU2018A1dlink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesFulica atraCommon CootLC2009link-icon
AvesOtis tardaGreat BustardVU2009link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Xilin Gol Nature Reserve. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 18, 2025.