Agrakhanski Bay (North Agrakhan) (Russia (European))

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Agrakhanski Bay (North Agrakhan)

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2008 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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	2006-2007	50-100 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	breeding	2006-2007	10-15 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	2004	1,500 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	non-breeding	1990	150-1,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	non-breeding	2007	2,600 individuals	B1i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	2006	100-150 breeding pairs	B1i
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding	1997	50-70 breeding pairs	B1i, B2
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	breeding	2001	25-30 breeding pairs	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2004	25,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2007	near favourable	medium	medium
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1983	Agrakhansky	Zakaznik (Federal)	57

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Standing brackish and salt water, Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	55
nature conservation and research	55
hunting	30
rangeland/pastureland	10
urban/industrial/transport	1

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Agrakhanski Bay (North Agrakhan) (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/agrakhanski-bay-(north-agrakhan)-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.