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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage (1997)	2,430 birds	A1, A4i, B1i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage (1997)	200–350 birds	A1, A4i, B1i
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius	CR	breeding (1997)	5 pairs	A3
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	breeding (1997)	10 pairs	A1, A3, B2
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage (1997)	60–100 birds	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1980	Saragachinskaya lesnaya dacha	Nature Monument (III)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	75	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands
Wetlands (inland)	20	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams
Forest	3	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial	1
Shrubland	1	Scrub

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	90
agriculture	75
fisheries/aquaculture	7
forestry	3
nature conservation and research	3

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kulaksay lowland (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kulaksay-lowland-iba-russia-(european) on 25/12/2024.