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Ebeity lake


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2006 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
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus NT breeding 2001 10-15 breeding pairs A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2006) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1979 Ozero Ebeity Nature Monument 41
1991 Ozero Suhoe Nature Monument -
1991 Amrinskaya balka Nature Monument -

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Wetlands (inland) Temporary water bodies, Standing brackish & salt water 50
Desert Desert & semi-desert - sandy 35
Grassland Steppes & dry calcareous 15
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
rangeland/pastureland 50
hunting 50
not utilised 50


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ebeity lake (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ebeity-lake-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 23/11/2024.