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Kurtaily lake


IBA Justification

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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus LC passage (2002) 400–1,000 birds A4i

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) 40
Artificial/Terrestrial 30
Forest 30

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 40
fisheries/aquaculture 30
hunting 30


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kurtaily lake (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kurtaily-lake-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 23/12/2024.