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

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.

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%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	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	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Urban parks and gardens, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	20
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	5
Shrubland	Scrub	5
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.