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The site was identified as important in 2005 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
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	breeding	1999	400-500 breeding pairs	A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Temporary water bodies, Standing fresh water, Fens, transition mires & springs	100
Artificial/Terrestrial	Ruderal land	3

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
rangeland/pastureland	10
tourism/recreation	1
urban/industrial/transport	1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bol'shoy Sarykul' lake (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bolshoy-sarykul-lake-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 23/11/2024.