Kurnikov liman (Russia (European)) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Kurnikov liman

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	passage	1997-2005	3-7 individuals	A1
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage	1997-2005	7-400 individuals	A1
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	1997-2006	1,500-5,000 individuals	B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	1997-2005	40-8,000 individuals	B1i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	passage	1997-2005	600-800 individuals	A4i, B1i
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	passage	1997-2006	2,500-4,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1997-2006	5,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	passage	1997-2006	20-120 individuals	A1
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	winter	1997-2005	20-50 individuals	A1
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	passage	1997-2005	200-250 individuals	A4i, B1i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	breeding	1997-2005	15 breeding pairs	A1
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	1997-2005	100-150 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	passage	1997-2005	70-150 individuals	A1
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	passage	1997-2005	50-160 individuals	A1
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	breeding	2006	18 breeding pairs	A1
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	passage	1997-2005	300-400 individuals	A1
Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus	LC	passage	1997-2005	800-1,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	passage	1997-2005	450-500 individuals	A4i, B1i
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	passage	1997-2005	25-40 individuals	A1
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	1997-2006	2,500-9,000 individuals	B1iv

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2006	favourable	low	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	medium

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	low

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	51
Wetlands (inland)	Mud flats and sand flats, Standing freshwater	49

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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

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 25/11/2024.