Data Zone
Country/territory: Russia (European)
IBA criteria met: A1, A4iii, B2 (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 124,250 ha
Site description (2001 baseline)
A very interesting area located close to the regional centre of Volgograd. The area includes the northern part of Volga-Akhtuba watershed and crosses steppe and semi-desert zones (although not including such habitats) from Volgograd to the Volga delta and Caspian Sea in the south.Typical intrazonal landscape.
Key biodiversity
Many waders, geese, ducks, raptors, Tetrax tetrax and Otis tarda can also be seen here on migration, but specific counts are needed (in order to confirm criteria and thresholds). In total 82 species breed in the IBA, most of which are included in various Red data books.
Acknowledgements
The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Akhtubinsk wetland (Russia (European)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/akhtubinsk-wetland-iba-russia-(european) on 24/11/2024.