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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	passage (1998)	3,000–50,000 birds	A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	passage (1998)	1,000–10,000 birds	A4i
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	breeding (1998)	present	A3
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius	CR	breeding (1998)	10–25 pairs	A1, A3, A4i
Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus	NT	breeding (1997–1998)	5–30 pairs	A1, A3
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	LC	breeding (1998)	2,000 pairs	A4i
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	LC	passage (1998)	10,000–100,000 birds	A4i
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (1998)	1,000 pairs	A4i
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	breeding (1998)	100 pairs	A1, A3
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding (1998)	20–30 pairs	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding (1997–1998)	2–5 pairs	A1
Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis	LC	breeding (1998)	present	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	- (-)	present	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Ust'e rekee Kulunda	Nature Monument (III)	-
1975	Blagoveschenskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	73

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	65
Grassland	12
Forest	5
Shrubland	5

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	60
military	40
agriculture	20
not utilised	10
water management	3

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Blagoveschenskaya (Kulunda lake and vicinity) (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/blagoveschenskaya-(kulunda-lake-and-vicinity)-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 23/12/2024.