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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	breeding	1996	3-5 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	LC	resident	1996	50-500 breeding pairs	B1i
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage	1996	500-4,000 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	non-breeding	2006	3,000 individuals	B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	2006	100-12,000 individuals	B1i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	1996	10-300 individuals	A1, B1i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	resident	1996	80 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	non-breeding	2006	1,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	non-breeding	1996	70 individuals	A1
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	breeding	2006	common	A3
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	resident	1996	50 breeding pairs	A1
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	resident	1996	200 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding	2006	45-60 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	breeding	1996	80-90 breeding pairs	B2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	non-breeding	2006	300 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	non-breeding	1996	10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	non-breeding	1996	5,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	1996	180-200 breeding pairs	B1i
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	non-breeding	2006	1,000 individuals	B1i
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	breeding	2006	500 individuals	A1, A3, A4i, B1i, B2
Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus	LC	breeding	1996	1,000-1,500 breeding pairs	A3, A4i, B1i
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding	1996	200 breeding pairs	B3
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans	LC	breeding	1996	2,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1996	50-60 breeding pairs	B2
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding	1996	50-60 breeding pairs	B1i, B2
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	1996	12-20 breeding pairs	A1, B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2006	20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Desert	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	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	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
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert	Semidesert	50
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish and salt water	50

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	35
rangeland/pastureland	35
hunting	15
water management	10

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