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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1976	Safakulevskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	45

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	100

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

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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 26/12/2024.