Bol'shiye and Maliye Donki lakes (Russia (Central Asian))

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Bol'shiye and Maliye Donki lakes

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
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena	LC	breeding	2000	300-600 breeding pairs	A4i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	breeding	2000	150-250 breeding pairs	A4i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	breeding	2000	250-500 breeding pairs	A4i
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	breeding	2000	20-40 breeding pairs	A1
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	breeding	2000	20-50 breeding pairs	A1

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

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish & salt water, Water-fringe vegetation	80
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	10
Grassland	Humid, Steppes & dry calcareous	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	90
fisheries/aquaculture	60
rangeland/pastureland	50
agriculture	30
nature conservation and research	10
urban/industrial/transport	5

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bol'shiye and Maliye Donki lakes (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bolshiye-and-maliye-donki-lakes-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 23/11/2024.