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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
| 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 | % 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.