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The site was identified as important in 2005 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	breeding	1999	400-500 breeding pairs	A4i

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2005).

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Temporary water bodies, Standing fresh water, Fens, transition mires & springs	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Ruderal land	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
rangeland/pastureland	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bol'shoy Sarykul' lake. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bolshoy-sarykul-lake-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 28/09/2023.