Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greylag Goose Anser anser | LC | passage | 2003-2007 | 5,000 individuals | B1i |
| Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca | NT | breeding | 2003-2006 | 5-25 breeding pairs | A1 |
| Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | NT | passage | 2006 | 100 individuals | A1 |
| Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus | NT | non-breeding | 2006 | 300-350 individuals | A1, A4i, B1i |
| Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni | NT | breeding | 2003 | 90-100 breeding pairs | A1 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage | 2005-2007 | 20,000 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 (2006) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2006 | favourable | medium | negligible |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | habitat | poor | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Desert | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Wetlands (inland) | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Climate change and severe weather | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Pollution | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
| Biological resource use | happening now | 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 | Very little or no conservation action taking place | negligible |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Morskoj Birjuchok | Zakaznik | 31 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Desert | Desert, Semidesert | 60 |
| Wetlands (inland) | Rivers and streams, Standing brackish and salt water, Standing freshwater | 30 |
| Grassland | Humid grasslands | 10 |
| Shrubland | 5 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| fisheries/aquaculture | 60 |
| rangeland/pastureland | 50 |
| agriculture | 1 |
| urban/industrial/transport | 1 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nizhnekumskiye floods (Russia (European)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nizhnekumskiye-floods-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.