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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage (1994)	300–500 birds	B1i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage (1995)	200–300 birds	A1, A4i, B1i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1978	Reka Kazanka	Nature Monument (III)	28

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	55	Standing freshwater
Grassland	20	Humid grasslands
Artificial/Terrestrial	15	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes
Shrubland	10	Scrub

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	55
agriculture	45

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Arski fish-ponds (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/arski-fish-ponds-iba-russia-(european) on 25/12/2024.