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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter	1975	3,000-4,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, B3
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	1975	30,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	winter	1975	32,600 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	passage	1995	30,000-50,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	breeding	1996	70-100 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding	1996	200-250 breeding pairs	B2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	non-breeding	1997	32-50 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	breeding	1997	25-40 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans	LC	breeding	1996	300-400 breeding pairs	B1i
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding	1996	100-150 breeding pairs	B2
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus	LC	breeding	1996	2,000-3,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	non-breeding	1990	101 individuals	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	-	50,000-99,999 individuals	A4iii
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1975	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.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	100	70	breeding pairs	70	near favourable
Greylag Goose Anser anser	70	50	breeding pairs	72	near favourable
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	500	500	individuals	100	favourable
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	10	10	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1972	Morskoj Birjuchok	Zakaznik	12
1987	Dagestansky	Zapovednik	15

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Humid grasslands	5
Wetlands (inland)	Shingle or stony beaches, Standing freshwater, Standing brackish and salt water, Mud flats and sand flats, Water fringe vegetation	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	60
fisheries/aquaculture	50
nature conservation and research	40
agriculture	5

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