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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	breeding	2003-2005	200-1,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	breeding	2003-2005	500-1,500 breeding pairs	A4i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	breeding	2003-2005	500-1,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	breeding	2003-2005	7,000-13,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Garganey Spatula querquedula	LC	breeding	2003-2005	5,000-13,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	breeding	2003-2005	3,000-11,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	breeding	2003-2005	4,000-10,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena	LC	breeding	2003-2005	2,000-6,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	breeding	2003-2005	4,000-10,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2003	40-50 breeding pairs	A1
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	breeding	2003-2005	160-180 breeding pairs	A1, A4i
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	breeding	2003-2005	800-2,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	LC	breeding	2003-2005	3,000-5,000 breeding pairs	A4i
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus	LC	breeding	2003-2005	3,000-10,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding	2003-2005	2,000-8,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	breeding	2000	25-40 breeding pairs	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	2005	53,610-90,980 breeding pairs	A4iii

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1994	Tobol-Ishim Forest-steppe	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	60

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish & salt water, Fens, transition mires & springs	70
Grassland	Mesophile grassland & tall grass steppe	15
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	10
Forest	Wooded steppe	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
fisheries/aquaculture	40
forestry	30
rangeland/pastureland	25
agriculture	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chernoye Lake (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chernoye-lake-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 23/11/2024.