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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage	2007	1,000-2,000 individuals	A4i
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage	2007	1,000-1,500 individuals	A1, A4i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	2007	16,000-25,000 individuals	A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	2007	< 50 individuals	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2007	37,000-57,000 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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Sogrovskiy	Zakaznik	134,100	protected area overlaps with site	0
Smirnovskiy	Zakaznik	204,100	protected area overlaps with site	2,750

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Wooded steppe	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish & salt water, Water-fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Highly improved reseeded grasslands, Other urban & industrial areas	-
Grassland	Steppes & dry calcareous	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
rangeland/pastureland	-
nature conservation and research	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Balykty Lake. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 20/04/2021.