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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
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (2000)	10,000–14,000 birds	A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	non-breeding (2000–2001)	50 birds	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Ozera Tobolo-Ishimskoy lesostepi	International Park (-)	100

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

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

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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 26/12/2024.