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Kazachka


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2000 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
Mute Swan Cygnus olor LC passage 1998-1999 400-600 individuals B1i
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis VU passage 1998-1999 150-200 individuals A1
Greylag Goose Anser anser LC passage 1998-1999 300-400 individuals B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons LC passage 1998-1999 4,000-8,000 individuals B1i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus VU passage 1998-1999 500-1,000 individuals A1, A4i, B1i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea LC passage 1998-1999 200-400 individuals A4i, B1i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina LC passage 1998-1999 1,000-2,000 individuals A4i, B1i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca NT passage 1998-1999 50-100 individuals A1
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus LC passage 1998-1999 600-800 individuals A4i, B1i
Great White Egret Ardea alba LC passage 1998-1999 200-500 individuals A4i, B1i
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola LC passage 1998-1999 80-120 individuals B1i
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni NT passage 1998-1999 200-350 individuals A1
Common Tern Sterna hirundo LC passage 1998-1999 5,000-7,000 individuals B1i
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla LC winter 1998-1999 15-25 individuals A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater 60
Grassland Humid grasslands 50
Shrubland 1
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
hunting 100
fisheries/aquaculture 25
water management 25
urban/industrial/transport 1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kazachka (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kazachka-iba-russia-(european) on 22/11/2024.