Kissyk area (Russia (European)) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Kissyk area

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-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage	1981-1997	20-80 individuals	A1
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	1981-1997	5-20 individuals	A1
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	2006	26 breeding pairs	A1
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1981-1997	500-800 individuals	B1i

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 (2006) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2006	near favourable	medium	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	habitat	-

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
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

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	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1973	Stepnoj	Zakaznik	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert	Semidesert	36
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	16
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	16

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
rangeland/pastureland	36

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kissyk area (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kissyk-area-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.