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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	breeding	2004	25 breeding pairs	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2006) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		65
Grassland		25
Shrubland		5
Artificial/Terrestrial		4
Forest		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
agriculture	25
other	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Abushkan lake (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/abushkan-lake-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 24/11/2024.