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

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%)	good
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	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	very low

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

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 23/12/2024.