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Kuktibiz lake


IBA Justification

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
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis LC breeding 2004 350-400 breeding pairs A4i

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1976 Safakulevskiy Zakaznik 45

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Wetlands (inland) 100
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
not utilised 60
fisheries/aquaculture 40


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