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Site description (2001 baseline):
Site location and context
The IBA is located in the Caspian Sea, to the south of the Volga delta.
A small island which holds a large number of colonial nesting birds.
The rising level of the Caspian Sea threatens to flood the area.
Conservation responses/actions for key biodiversity
Ornithologists from the Astrakhan reserve carry out a monitoring programme of the breeding bird colonies.
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: Maly Zhemchuzhny island (Russia (European)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/maly-zhemchuzhny-island-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.
