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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	passage	2006	1-8 individuals	A1
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage	2006	400-500 individuals	A4i
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage	2006	120-500 individuals	A1
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	2007	15-40 individuals	A1
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus	CR	passage	2000	2-3 individuals	A1
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	2006	500-700 individuals	A4i
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	breeding	2007	30-60 individuals	A1, A3
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	breeding	2006	present	A3
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	breeding	2006	5-25 breeding pairs	A1, A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2006	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	drought	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Grassland	Dry grassland on sandy soils	0	0	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Grassland	Mesophile grassland & tall grass steppe	0	0	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams	0	0	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish & salt water	0	0	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Wetlands (inland)	Standing fresh water	0	0	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Wetlands (inland)	Temporary water bodies	0	0	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Wetlands (inland)	Water-fringe vegetation	0	0	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

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IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland		-
Grassland	Mesophile grassland & tall grass steppe, Dry grassland on sandy soils	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish & salt water, Standing fresh water, Temporary water bodies, Water-fringe vegetation, Rivers & streams	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
rangeland/pastureland	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
water management	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Sankebay Lakes. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 10/08/2022.