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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2006 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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	breeding (1998)	1 pairs	A1
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage (1993–1998)	1,000–10,000 birds	A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage (1993–1998)	50–300 birds	A1, A4i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage (2002)	1,300–1,500 birds	A4i
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	breeding (1994–1999)	10–30 pairs	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1967	Kocherdyksky goosinyj	Zakaznik (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	61	Arable land
Forest	22	Wooded steppe
Wetlands (inland)	17	Standing fresh water; Standing brackish & salt water

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	45
forestry	22
rangeland/pastureland	7
nature conservation and research	6
tourism/recreation	3
urban/industrial/transport	2

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kocherdyksky goose zakaznik (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kocherdyksky-goose-zakaznik-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 25/12/2024.