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Ebeity lake


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus NT breeding (2001) 10–15 pairs A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1979 Ozero Ebeity Nature Monument (III) 41
1991 Amrinskaya balka Nature Monument (III) -
1991 Ozero Suhoe Nature Monument (III) -

Habitats

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

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 26/12/2024.