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Saltosarayskoye lake


IBA Justification

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.