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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	breeding	2003	4,500-6,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Garganey Spatula querquedula	LC	breeding	2003	4,000-7,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	breeding	2003	3,000-6,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	breeding	2003	3,500-5,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena	LC	breeding	2003	1,000-2,500 breeding pairs	A4i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	breeding	2003	1,000-4,500 breeding pairs	A4i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	breeding	2003	1,500-6,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2003	250-700 breeding pairs	A1
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	breeding	2003	4,000-9,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	2003	300-400 breeding pairs	A4i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	non-breeding	2003	80-150 individuals	A1, A4i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	2003	100-150 breeding pairs	A4i
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	breeding	2003	500-800 breeding pairs	A4i
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	LC	breeding	2003	800-1,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis	LC	breeding	2003	1,000-1,500 breeding pairs	A4i
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	breeding	2004	50 breeding pairs	A1
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding	2003	1,500-5,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	2003	800-1,000 breeding pairs	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2003	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2006) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		90
Artificial/Terrestrial		10
Grassland		10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	20
fisheries/aquaculture	15
agriculture	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kurtan Lake (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kurtan-lake-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 23/11/2024.