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Kaban'i lakes


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
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons LC passage 2000 10,000-14,000 individuals A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus NT non-breeding 2000-2001 50 individuals 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
- Ozera Tobolo-Ishimskoy lesostepi International Park 100
1994 Tobol-Ishim Forest-steppe Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Wetlands (inland) Standing brackish & salt water, Water-fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires & springs 85
Grassland Humid 10
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land 5
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
hunting 100
fisheries/aquaculture 85
rangeland/pastureland 10
agriculture 5


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kaban'i lakes (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kabani-lakes-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 24/11/2024.