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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2006 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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage (1998–2004)	900–6,000 birds	A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage (1998–2004)	20–180 birds	A1
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	passage (2004)	30–400 birds	A4i
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	passage (1991–2004)	1,500–6,000 birds	A4i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage (1991–2004)	1,500–5,000 birds	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1991–2004)	10,000–30,000 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1958	Kirzinsky	Zakaznik (Federal) (IV)	100
1994	Urochishche Stchuchy ozera	Landscape Park (-)	31

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	70
Grassland	20
Forest	10

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
agriculture	30

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Schuch'i lakes (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/schuchi-lakes-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 25/12/2024.