RU1141
Delta of the River Don


Country/territory: Russia (European)

IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B1iv, B2 (2009)
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Area: 86,400 hectares (864.00 km2)

IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2006 poor high low
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Site description (2001 baseline)
Huge mouth of the Don river with a lot of meanders and meadows. Located to the west from Rostov-na-Donu and to the north from Azov towns.

Acknowledgements
The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).

Attributes
Raptors MOU - IBA listed under Table 3 of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Delta of the River Don (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/delta-of-the-river-don-iba-russia-(european) on 23/12/2024.