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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 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
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	breeding (1999)	90–150 pairs	A1, B2
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	passage (1999)	500 birds	A1
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius	CR	breeding (1998)	16 pairs	A1, A3, A4i, B1i, B2
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	breeding (1998)	250 pairs	A1, A3, A4i, B1i, B2
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	breeding (1998)	4 pairs	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding (2007)	3–4 pairs	A1, A3
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	breeding (1998)	15 pairs	A1, A3, B2
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	breeding (1998)	30 pairs	B2

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	very low

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Caretakers of Bulukhta	2006
National park El'tonskii management	2006

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	92	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Wetlands (inland)	21	Standing brackish and salt water; Fens, transition mires and springs
Artificial/Terrestrial	1

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	95
agriculture	5
nature conservation and research	1

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