AbstractResults of the field work indicated that in 1993 the breeding flock of the Relict Gull Ordos population is ofabout 1510 nests in total, being the largest colony since 1990, and the Taolimiao-Alashan Nur is of specificsignificance to the survival of the population while the wetland birds occuring around the lake represent typi-cally the characteristics of the desert wetland bird community in Ordos, and hence, in accordance with the Criteria recommended by Ramsar Convention. the locality might be considered to be listed into the ""List of Wetlands of International Importance"".