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

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1995	Rostovsky	Zapovednik (Ia)	23
2008	Rostovsky	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	23

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

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

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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 23/12/2024.