Sarpinskaya lake-system (Russia (European))

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Sarpinskaya lake-system

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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	breeding	1999	13-20 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage	1999	1,000 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	1999	20 individuals	A1
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	1999	23 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding	1999	20-35 breeding pairs	B2
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	breeding	1999	70-100 breeding pairs	A1, B2

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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1985	Ozero Tsatsa	Nature Monument	<1
1987	Sarpinsky	Zakaznik (Federal)	2
1994	Hanata	Zakaznik	7

Local Conservation Groups

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Caretaker of Sarpinskiye ozera	2002

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert	Semidesert	50
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish and salt water, Standing freshwater	21
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land	16
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	5
Forest		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	90
not utilised	60
water management	35
hunting	30
tourism/recreation	10
nature conservation and research	1
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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