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The site was identified as important in 2009 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
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	2001	min 1,200 individuals	B1i
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding	2006	min 25 breeding pairs	B2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	non-breeding	2006	30-40 individuals	A1
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	non-breeding	2003	min 1,050 individuals	A4i, B1i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	30	30	individuals	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1973	Burukshunskiy	Zakaznik	29

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	50
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Standing brackish and salt water	50

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	50
hunting	50

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Burukshunskiye limans (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/burukshunskiye-limans-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.