Data Zone
Country/territory: Russia (European)
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 (2008)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 23,600 hectares (236.00 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2007 | good | medium | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site description (2001 baseline)
System of several fresh water lakes not so far from Caspian coast to the south from Kizlyarskiy Bay.
Key biodiversity
Also Platalea leucorodia, Plegadis falcinellus, Egretta alba, E.garzetta, Ardea cinerea, A.purpurea, Ardeola ralloides, Nycticorax nycticorax, Ixobrychus minutus, Anthropoides virgo, Himantopus himantopus etc. are breeding on area. But there are not data about their number by moment.
Acknowledgements
The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Karakol'skiye lakes (Russia (European)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/karakolskiye-lakes-iba-russia-(european) on 23/12/2024.