Karakol'skiye lakes (Russia (European))

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Karakol'skiye lakes

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter	2007	600-1,000 individuals	B1i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	2007	15-30 breeding pairs	A1
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	passage	2007	200 individuals	A1
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	breeding	2003-2007	42-60 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2007	10-15 breeding pairs	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	2007	20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2007	favourable	medium	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	good

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1985	Tarumovskiy	Zakaznik	85

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	90
Desert	Semidesert	5
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Urban parks and gardens	4
Forest		1
Grassland	Humid grasslands	1
Shrubland		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	80
nature conservation and research	80
fisheries/aquaculture	50
water management	50
rangeland/pastureland	20
agriculture	1
urban/industrial/transport	1

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 23/11/2024.