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

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	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Great White Egret Ardea alba	1,529 / 1,529 (birds)	100	good
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	4,725 / 4,725 (birds)	100	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Pollution	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area 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 (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Ozero Khanskoe	Nature Monument (III)	68

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

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 23/12/2024.