Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2008 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo | LC | breeding | 2005-2006 | 1 breeding pairs | A3 |
| Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | NT | breeding | 2005-2006 | 6 breeding pairs | A3 |
| Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia | LC | non-breeding | 2005-2006 | 200 individuals | B1i |
| Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus | LC | non-breeding | 2006 | 1,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
| Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni | NT | breeding | 2005-2006 | 200 individuals | A1, A3 |
| Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis | EN | breeding | 2005-2006 | 2 breeding pairs | A3 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2006 | favourable | high | negligible |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | habitat | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Grassland | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Wetlands (inland) | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| 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%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
| Transportation and service corridors | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
| Biological resource use | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
| Little/none of site covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | negligible |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands | 50 |
| Wetlands (inland) | Fens, transition mires and springs, Rivers and streams, Standing brackish and salt water, Standing freshwater | 50 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| unknown | 80 |
| rangeland/pastureland | 20 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kalausskiye floods (Russia (European)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kalausskiye-floods-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.