The site was identified as important in 2006 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):Species | Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala | EN | passage | 2004 | 5 individuals | A1 |
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena | LC | breeding | 2005 | 200-400 breeding pairs | A4i |
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus | LC | breeding | 2005 | 300-700 breeding pairs | A4i |
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis | LC | breeding | 2005 | 400-900 breeding pairs | A4i |
Common Tern Sterna hirundo | LC | breeding | 2005 | 200-500 breeding pairs | A4i |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | breeding | 2005 | 5,800-10,300 breeding pairs | A4iii |
The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2006).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Saltosarayskoye lake. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/saltosarayskoye-lake-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 19/03/2024.