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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	passage (2001)	6–20 birds	A1
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage (2001)	5,000–20,000 birds	A1, A4i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage (2001)	5,000–7,000 birds	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (2001)	50,000–70,000 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Makushinsky	Zakaznik (-)	100
1976	Makushinskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	55	Highly improved reseeded grasslands; Arable land; Other urban & industrial areas
Wetlands (inland)	24	Standing fresh water; Raised bogs; Water-fringe vegetation
Grassland	13	Steppes & dry calcareous; Mesophile grassland & tall grass steppe
Forest	7	Treeline ecotone
Shrubland	1

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	35
rangeland/pastureland	5
urban/industrial/transport	2

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Makushinsky Zakaznik (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/makushinsky-zakaznik-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 26/12/2024.