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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	LC	winter	1995	1,150 individuals	B1i
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	winter	1995	2,500 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	1992	700 individuals	B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	1992	13,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter	1995	820 individuals	B1i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	1995	43,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	1995	14,000 individuals	B1i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	winter	1992	25,000 individuals	B1i
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	passage	1992	1,300 individuals	A4i, B1i
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	breeding	1999	60-200 breeding pairs	B2
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding	1992	60 breeding pairs	B1i, B2
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans	LC	breeding	-	2,800 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans	LC	passage	1992	18,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1992	50,000-99,999 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

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Shagany-Alibei-Burnas Lakes System	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	19,000	protected area overlaps with site	19,200

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland	Scrub	-
Wetlands (inland)	Salt marshes, Sand dunes and beaches, Standing brackish and salt water, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	-
Sea	Sea inlets and coastal features	-
Marine Neritic		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
not utilised	-
tourism/recreation	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Shagany-Alibej-Burnas lake-system. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 20/03/2023.