Criterion 2
The site supports such endangered birds, such as
White-headed Duck (Oxyura
leucocephala), Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides) both in
cluded as endangered into the Red List of
IUCN
(see Table 1, 2.
Birds of Uvs Lake.xls
).
In addition, 15 species are registered in the
Mongolian Red Book (
Red Book of Mongolia, 1997
), 16 species in the Asian Red Book
(
Threatened birds of Asia, 2001
), 8 species in the CITES Appe
ndix I, 33 species in CITES
Appendix II (CITES Handbook, 2001); 4 and 37 species in the Appendix I and II of the
Convention on Protection of Migratory Fauna, respectively