Drofiny area (Russia (European)) IBA | Details

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Drofiny area

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	breeding (2007)	8–10 pairs	A3
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	breeding (2007)	15–20 pairs	A1, A3
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	breeding (2007)	10–15 pairs	A1, A3
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	breeding (2007)	10–20 pairs	A1, A3

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2007	not assessed	high	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	-

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%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations)	high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations)	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations)	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Some of area covered (10–49%)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1993	Drofiny	Zakaznik (IV)	100

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	78	Arable land
Wetlands (inland)	25	Standing brackish and salt water; Fens, transition mires and springs
Grassland	20	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
agriculture	90
forestry	3

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Drofiny area (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/drofiny-area-iba-russia-(european) on 28/12/2024.