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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena	LC	breeding	2004	200-400 breeding pairs	A4i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	breeding	2004	300-700 breeding pairs	A4i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	breeding	2004	500-1,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	non-breeding	2004	35-50 individuals	A1
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	passage	2004	50,000-70,000 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2004	50,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2006) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		80
Grassland		20

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	60
fisheries/aquaculture	50
agriculture	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Krutali Lake (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/krutali-lake-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 23/11/2024.