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Site description (2001 baseline):
Site location and context
The IBA is found in the deep depression located on the boundary of Stavropol region and Kalmykiya Republic.
Large numbers of waterfowl, including hundreds of thousands of geese and ducks, pass through the area (at night).All available data relates to the parts of the IBA falling within the Kalmyk Republic and Stavropol region. It is possible that another IBA will be identifed in the future covering the western part of the Manych lake system (Rostov region).
Lake with extensive shallows and Phragmites beds.
Conservation responses/actions for key biodiversity
Monitoring of some bird species is being carried out as part of the work within the Zapovednik.
The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).
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.
