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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
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	LC	winter (2004)	500 birds	B1i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage (1992–1999)	5,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter (2004)	283 birds	A4i, B1i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	breeding (1999)	3–7 pairs	B2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter (2004)	38 birds	A1, A4i, B1i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	breeding (2004)	1,500–2,000 pairs	A4i, B1i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter (2004)	10,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding (1999)	200–250 pairs	B1i, B3
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	breeding (2004)	100 pairs	B1i, B2
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	breeding (2004)	300–500 pairs	A4i, B1i
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	passage (2004)	3,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus	LC	breeding (2004)	500 pairs	A4i, B1i
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding (2004)	1,500 pairs	B3
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans	LC	breeding (2004)	7,000–8,000 pairs	A4i, B1i
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans	LC	winter (2004)	5,318–8,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding (1994–1999)	200–250 pairs	B1i, B2
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	breeding (2004)	300 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (1994–1999)	2,400 pairs	B1i
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding (1999)	50–150 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	breeding (2004)	4,000–6,000 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding (2004)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii

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.

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%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Transportation and service corridors	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Natural system modifications	likely in long term (>4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	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	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	20	Arable land; Urban parks and gardens; Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Grassland	5	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Shrubland	5	Scrub
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	100
tourism/recreation	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kiziltash limans (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kiziltash-limans-iba-russia-(european) on 23/12/2024.