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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
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius	CR	passage	1985	17-100 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	passage	1997	54-200 individuals	B1i
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos	LC	breeding	1989	500-1,500 breeding pairs	B3

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	100	12	individuals	12	very unfavourable
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	150	100	individuals	67	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Biological resource use	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
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant 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
1982	Samursky	Zakaznik (Federal)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	90
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations, Urban parks and gardens, Ruderal land	5
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Standing brackish and salt water	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
forestry	95
fisheries/aquaculture	2

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mouth of Samur river (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mouth-of-samur-river-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.