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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 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	passage (1997–2005)	3–7 birds	A1
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage (1997–2005)	7–400 birds	A1
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage (1997–2006)	1,500–5,000 birds	B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter (1997–2005)	40–8,000 birds	B1i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	passage (1997–2005)	600–800 birds	A4i, B1i
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	passage (1997–2006)	2,500–4,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage (1997–2006)	5,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	passage (1997–2006)	20–120 birds	A1
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	winter (1997–2005)	20–50 birds	A1
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	passage (1997–2005)	200–250 birds	A4i, B1i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	breeding (1997–2005)	15 pairs	A1
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter (1997–2005)	100–150 birds	A1, A4i, B1i
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	passage (1997–2005)	70–150 birds	A1
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	passage (1997–2005)	50–160 birds	A1
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	breeding (2006)	18 pairs	A1
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	passage (1997–2005)	300–400 birds	A1
Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus	LC	passage (1997–2005)	800–1,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	passage (1997–2005)	450–500 birds	A4i, B1i
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	passage (1997–2005)	25–40 birds	A1
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage (1997–2006)	2,500–9,000 birds	B1iv

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Grassland	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good
Wetlands (inland)	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	The conservation measures needed for the site are being compre­hensively and effectively implemented	low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	51	Humid grasslands; Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Wetlands (inland)	49	Mud flats and sand flats; Standing freshwater

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	50
tourism/recreation	50

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kurnikov liman (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kurnikov-liman-iba-russia-(european) on 26/12/2024.