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The site was identified as important in 2007 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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	2004	50-1,045 individuals	B1i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	breeding	1999	50-100 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	passage	2004	109-967 individuals	A4i, B1i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	breeding	1999	56-70 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	resident	2004	2,168 individuals	B1i
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	breeding	1999	600-700 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus	LC	breeding	1999	3,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding	1999	400 breeding pairs	B3
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans	LC	breeding	1999	2,500-4,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1999	84-200 breeding pairs	B2
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	breeding	1999	250-900 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	1999	2,500-3,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding	1999	20-150 breeding pairs	B1i, B2
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	breeding	1999	410-600 breeding pairs	B1i, B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Great White Egret Ardea alba	1,529	1,529	individuals	100	favourable
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	4,725	4,725	individuals	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	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%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Ozero Khanskoe	Nature Monument	68

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Intertidal		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	100
not utilised	80
forestry	10
military	10

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