Salt lakes (Russia (European)) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Salt lakes

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2007 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
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1998	4,500 individuals	A4i, B1i
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	1998	4,500 individuals	B1iv

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2007	favourable	high	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%)	favourable
Artificial/Terrestrial	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Pollution	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1990	Solenoe ozero	Zakaznik	30

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish and salt water	35
Artificial/Terrestrial	Ruderal land, Other urban and industrial areas, Arable land, Highly improved re-seeded landscapes	30
Grassland	Dry siliceous grassland	20
Forest	Treeline ecotone	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	37
hunting	30
agriculture	20
rangeland/pastureland	20
tourism/recreation	15
urban/industrial/transport	5

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Salt lakes (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/salt-lakes-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.