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The site was identified as important in 2007 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	2005	2,500 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	3,850	3,850	individuals	100	favourable
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	8,000	7,000	individuals	88	near favourable
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	30,000	30,000	individuals	100	favourable
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	525	520	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	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
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1990	Chernye Zemli	Zapovednik	33
1993	Chernyje Zemli	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	36
1994	Lake Manych-Gudilo	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
1996	Manychskiy	Zakaznik	15

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish and salt water	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	60
hunting	40

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Manych-Gudilo (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-manych-gudilo-iba-russia-(european) on 27/11/2024.