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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	breeding (2002–2003)	12–13 pairs	A3
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	breeding (2002–2003)	present	A3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (2002–2003)	980–6,040 pairs	A1
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus	LC	breeding (2002–2003)	present	A3
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	LC	breeding (2002–2003)	30–60 pairs	A3
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	breeding (2002–2003)	present	A3
Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata	LC	breeding (2002–2003)	present	A3
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis	LC	breeding (2002–2003)	present	A3
Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola	CR	breeding (2002–2003)	4,000–5,780 pairs	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Koloniya rakhtovskikh muravejnikov	Natural Monument (-)	<1
1971	Tevrizskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	70	Native coniferous
Wetlands (inland)	29
Artificial/Terrestrial	1

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
fisheries/aquaculture	29
forestry	10
agriculture	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Seketovo, Rakhtovo and Artevo lakes (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/seketovo-rakhtovo-and-artevo-lakes-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 23/12/2024.