Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greylag Goose Anser anser | LC | passage (2003–2007) | 5,000 birds | B1i |
| Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca | NT | breeding (2003–2006) | 5–25 pairs | A1 |
| Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | NT | passage (2006) | 100 birds | A1 |
| Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus | NT | non-breeding (2006) | 300–350 birds | A1, A4i, B1i |
| Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni | NT | breeding (2003) | 90–100 pairs | A1 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | passage (2005–2007) | 20,000 birds | A4iii |
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 | good | medium | very low |
| 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%) | good |
| Wetlands (inland) | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Climate change and severe weather | likely in long term (>4 years) | most of population/area (50–90%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Pollution | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | low |
| Biological resource use | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Little/none of area covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | very low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Morskoj Birjuchok | Zakaznik (IV) | 31 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Desert | 60 | Desert; Semidesert |
| Wetlands (inland) | 30 | Rivers and streams; Standing brackish and salt water; Standing freshwater |
| Grassland | 10 | Humid grasslands |
| 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 23/12/2024.