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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
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	LC	passage	2007	600-800 individuals	B1i
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	LC	breeding	1996-2006	150-200 breeding pairs	B1i
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	passage	2007	50-100 individuals	A1
Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus	LC	passage	2007	650-800 individuals	A4i, B1i
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	passage	2006	750-1,200 individuals	A4i, B1i
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding	1999-2006	300-350 breeding pairs	B1i
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	passage	2006	1,500-1,750 individuals	B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2007	28,500-35,200 individuals	A4iii

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 (2007) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	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
Pollution	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible 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	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1958	Priazovsky	Zakaznik (Federal)	24
1994	Kuban Delta: Group of limans between rivers Kuban & Protoka	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	49

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		30
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas	25
Grassland		5
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest, Treeline ecotone	2
Shrubland		2
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	80
fisheries/aquaculture	60
military	60
tourism/recreation	40
agriculture	30
urban/industrial/transport	10
energy production and mining	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Delta of the Kuban' river (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/delta-of-the-kuban-river-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.