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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2008

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population at site	IBA criteria triggered
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage	2006	5,000 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	2005-2006	200-18,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	2006	20 individuals	A1
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	non-breeding	2005-2006	2,500 individuals	B1i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	non-breeding	2005-2006	15,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	non-breeding	2006	150-1,700 individuals	A4i, B1i
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	non-breeding	2006	1,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	breeding	2005-2006	13 breeding pairs	A3
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	2005-2006	400 individuals	B1i
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	breeding	2006	6 breeding pairs	A3
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	passage	2005-2006	200 individuals	A1
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding	2005-2006	25-100 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	non-breeding	2005-2006	1,650 individuals	A4i, B1i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	passage	2005-2006	420 individuals	A4i, B1i
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	non-breeding	2005-2006	550 individuals	A4i, B1i
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius	CR	passage	2004-2006	2-400 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	breeding	2006	85-120 breeding pairs	A1, A3
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	non-breeding	2006	2,000 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis	EN	breeding	2006	1-2 breeding pairs	A3
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	2006	1 breeding pairs	A3
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	breeding	2005-2006	27 breeding pairs	A1, A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	2006	20,000-40,000 individuals	A4iii

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target)	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	temperature extremes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	work and other activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Condition of the site (state), by habitat
Habitat	Habitat detail	Reference area (ha)	Actual area (ha)	Habitat quantity (% remaining)	Habitat quality (carrying capacity)	Result
Desert		0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Grassland		0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Wetlands (inland)		0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Conservation actions taken at the site (response)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Zunda	Zakaznik	38,400	protected area is adjacent to site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Desert	Semidesert	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish and salt water, Rivers and streams	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas	-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lysyi Liman lake and valley of Vostochniy Manych river. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/13015 on 10/06/2023.