Islands in the western part of Lake Manych-Gudilo (Russia (European))

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Islands in the western part of Lake Manych-Gudilo

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2009 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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	passage	1997-2005	10-200 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage	1997-2005	3,000-6,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage	1997-2006	400-25,000 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	1997-2006	1,200-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	1997-2006	16,000-28,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	1997-2005	1,000-2,000 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	passage	1997-2005	1,000-1,200 individuals	B1i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	passage	1997-2005	800-1,200 individuals	A4i, B1i
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	passage	1997-2006	100-9,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1997-2006	3,000-7,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	passage	1997-2005	10-30 individuals	A1
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	passage	1997-2006	170-1,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding	1997-2006	70-120 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	passage	2006	min 44 individuals	A4i, B1i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	breeding	1997-2006	14-50 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	breeding	1997-2006	22-120 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	passage	1997-2005	100-200 individuals	A1
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	passage	1997-2005	50-120 individuals	A1
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	breeding	1997-2006	2-37 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	passage	1997-2006	50-120 individuals	A1
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	breeding	1997-2006	25-200 breeding pairs	B2
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1997-2006	16-90 breeding pairs	B2
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding	1997-2006	70-160 breeding pairs	B1i, B2
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	passage	1997-2006	600-1,600 individuals	A4i, B1i
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	breeding	1997-2005	10-20 breeding pairs	B2
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	passage	1997-2006	100-300 individuals	A1
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	1997-2006	9-22 breeding pairs	A1
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	breeding	1997-2006	40-90 breeding pairs	A1
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	passage	1997-2006	280-450 individuals	A1
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	1997-2006	3,100-16,000 individuals	B1iv
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1997-2006	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2006	not assessed	medium	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	medium

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%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1994	Lake Manych-Gudilo	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
1995	Rostovsky	Zapovednik	23
2008	Rostovsky	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	23

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Humid grasslands	44
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation, Standing brackish and salt water	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	64
agriculture	32
nature conservation and research	24
hunting	5

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Islands in the western part of Lake Manych-Gudilo (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/islands-in-the-western-part-of-lake-manych-gudilo-iba-russia-(european) on 22/11/2024.