Mekhteb reservoir (Russia (European)) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Mekhteb reservoir

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	1998	15-25 breeding pairs	A1
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	non-breeding	1998	20-30 individuals	A4i, B1i
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	non-breeding	1998	30-40 individuals	A1

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

IBA Conservation

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

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2007	unfavourable	medium	negligible
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	poor (40-69%)	good (> 90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	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
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Standing brackish and salt water	70
Desert	Semidesert	10
Grassland	Humid grasslands	10
Shrubland	Scrub	9
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	4

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
fisheries/aquaculture	50
rangeland/pastureland	15
agriculture	5

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mekhteb reservoir (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mekhteb-reservoir-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.