BirdLife Data Zone

RU1141

Delta of the River Don

Current view: summary

Country/territory: Russia (European)

IBA Criteria met: A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B1iv, B2 (2009)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here

Area: 86,400 ha

Protection status:

Russia (BirdLife Direct Action Programme)

Site description
Huge mouth of the Don river with a lot of meanders and meadows. Located to the west from Rostov-na-Donu and to the north from Azov towns.

Attributes
Raptors MOU - IBA listed under Table 3 of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Delta of the River Don. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 17/07/2019.