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 | breeding (2006) | 20 pairs | A3 |
| Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | NT | breeding (2006) | 50 pairs | A1, A3 |
| Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia | LC | non-breeding (1999) | 50–200 birds | B1i |
| Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia | LC | passage (1999) | 50–200 birds | B1i |
| Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus | LC | passage (2006) | 2,500 birds | A4i, B1i |
| Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus | LC | breeding (2006) | 150 pairs | B1i |
| Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni | NT | passage (2006) | 200 birds | A1 |
| Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni | NT | breeding (2006) | 1 pairs | A3 |
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 |
| Wetlands (inland) | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Desert | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Grassland | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Energy production and mining | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Biological resource use | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 35 | Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands |
| Desert | 30 | Semidesert |
| Wetlands (inland) | 20 | Standing brackish and salt water; Standing freshwater |
| Shrubland | 10 | Scrub |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 5 | Other urban and industrial areas |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| not utilised | 50 |
| rangeland/pastureland | 40 |
| agriculture | 10 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Prikumskiye steppes (Russia (European)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/prikumskiye-steppes-iba-russia-(european) on 25/12/2024.