Blagoveschenskaya (Kulunda lake and vicinity) (Russia (Central Asian))

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Blagoveschenskaya (Kulunda lake and vicinity)

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	passage	1998	3,000-50,000 individuals	A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	passage	1998	1,000-10,000 individuals	A4i
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	breeding	1998	present	A3
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius	CR	breeding	1998	10-25 breeding pairs	A1, A3, A4i
Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus	NT	breeding	1997-1998	5-30 breeding pairs	A1, A3
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	LC	breeding	1998	2,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	LC	passage	1998	10,000-100,000 individuals	A4i
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	1998	1,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	breeding	1998	100 breeding pairs	A1, A3
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	1998	20-30 breeding pairs	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding	1997-1998	2-5 breeding pairs	A1
Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis	LC	breeding	1998	present	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	-	-	present	A4iii

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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Ust'e rekee Kulunda	Nature Monument	-
1975	Blagoveschenskiy	Zakaznik	73

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		65
Grassland		12
Forest		5
Shrubland		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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

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 22/11/2024.