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Khadyn lake


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2004 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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus LC passage 1998 500 individuals A4i
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus LC passage 1998 1,000 individuals A4i
Brent Goose Branta bernicla LC passage 1998 100 individuals A4i
Greylag Goose Anser anser LC passage 1998 1,000 individuals A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea LC passage 1998 2,000 individuals A4i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina LC passage 1998 max 5,000 individuals A4i
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo LC passage 1998 1,000 individuals A4i
Common Crane Grus grus LC passage 1998 100 individuals A4i
Hooded Crane Grus monacha VU passage 1998 2-4 individuals A1
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus NT passage 1998 20-50 breeding pairs A4i
Ruff Calidris pugnax LC passage 1998 300-500 individuals A4i
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii LC passage 1998 500-700 individuals A4i
Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta LC passage 1998 300-500 individuals A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1982 Ozero Hadyn Nature Monument 84

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Mixed broadleaf-coniferous forest (temp/boreal -
Wetlands (inland) Saline lakes, Riverine floodplains -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Khadyn lake (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/khadyn-lake-iba-russia-(asian) on 22/11/2024.