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The site was identified as important in 2007 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
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	passage	1999	1,700 individuals	A4i, B1i
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	passage	1997	560 individuals	A1
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	passage	1999	300 individuals	A1
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	passage	1999	270 individuals	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (1999) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Desert	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable
Wetlands (inland)	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

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
-	Stepnoj	Zakaznik	79

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert	Semidesert	97
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish and salt water, Standing freshwater	2
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas	1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	98
nature conservation and research	60
agriculture	1
water management	1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chonta (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chonta-iba-russia-(european) on 22/11/2024.