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The site was identified as important in 2008 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
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1998	100,000-300,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	passage	1997	3,000-5,000 individuals	B1i
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	passage	1997	3,000-5,000 individuals	B1i
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	passage	1999	100-200 individuals	A4i, B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1998	100,000-499,999 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	10	8	breeding pairs	80	near favourable
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	10	8	breeding pairs	80	near favourable
Larus cachinnans	300	250	breeding pairs	84	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Stepnoi	Zakaznik	9

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		50
Grassland		25
Wetlands (inland)		25

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
agriculture	70
fisheries/aquaculture	25
not utilised	2
forestry	1
urban/industrial/transport	1
other	1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower Eruslan (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-eruslan-iba-russia-(european) on 22/11/2024.