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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage (1997)	300–2,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage (1996)	1 birds	A4i, B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (1996)	1 birds	A4i, B1i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	non-breeding (1997)	600–1,000 birds	B1i
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1997)	10–30 pairs	A1
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	breeding (1997)	500–800 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Mew Gull Larus canus	LC	breeding (1997)	1,500 pairs	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown (1997)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1971	Lachskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	15
1991	Kedrovye posadki	Nature Monument (III)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	65	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Raised bogs
Artificial/Terrestrial	15	Arable land; Urban parks and gardens
Forest	10	Alluvial and very wet forest
Shrubland	10	Scrub

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	60
nature conservation and research	37
tourism/recreation	20
agriculture	10
forestry	10
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Lacha (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-lacha-iba-russia-(european) on 23/12/2024.