RU1394
Outskirts of Arbali village


IBA Justification

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
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo LC passage (2005–2006) 2,000 birds A4i, B1i
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax NT non-breeding (2005–2006) 150 birds A1
Great Bustard Otis tarda EN winter (2005–2006) 150–200 birds A1

IBA Conservation

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 medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Desert good (>90%) good (>90%) good
Grassland 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
Energy production and mining happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Natural system modifications happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) low
Biological resource use happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) no or slight decline (<1% 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

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Desert 50 Semidesert
Grassland 20 Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Artificial/Terrestrial 10 Other urban and industrial areas
Shrubland 10
Wetlands (inland) 10 Standing brackish and salt water

Land use

Land use % of IBA
unknown 85
rangeland/pastureland 10
energy production and mining 5


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Outskirts of Arbali village (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/outskirts-of-arbali-village-iba-russia-(european) on 28/12/2024.