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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	passage (1999)	1,700 birds	A4i, B1i
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	passage (1997)	560 birds	A1
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	passage (1999)	300 birds	A1
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	passage (1999)	270 birds	A1

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%)	moderate
Wetlands (inland)	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	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
Most of area (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 (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Stepnoj	Zakaznik (IV)	79

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

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 23/12/2024.