Key Biodiversity Areas

Tacheng (Qoqek) area (15430)
China (mainland), Asia

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesOtis tardaGreat BustardVU2009A1b, A1dlink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesAquila heliacaEastern Imperial EagleVU2009link-icon
AvesOxyura leucocephalaWhite-headed DuckEN2009link-icon
AvesSaxicola insignisWhite-throated BushchatVU2009link-icon
AvesFalco naumanniLesser KestrelVU2009link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Tacheng (Qoqek) area. 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 17, 2025.