Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:| Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa | NT | passage (1999) | 2,000–3,000 individuals | B1i |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2006 | favourable | high | very low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | good | |
| State (condition of the key species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | 50 / 50 (breeding pairs) | 100 | favourable | ||
| Himantopus himantopus | 50 / 50 (breeding pairs) | 100 | favourable | ||
| Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa | 20 / 20 (breeding pairs) | 100 | favourable | ||
| Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Natural system modifications | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | slow deterioration (1–10% over 3 generations) | high |
| Biological resource use | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow deterioration (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | slow deterioration (1–10% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Little/none of site covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | very low |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 55 | Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 45 | |
| Forest | 5 | Treeline ecotone |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| hunting | 100 |
| rangeland/pastureland | 30 |
| tourism/recreation | 10 |
| forestry | 5 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Shabel'skaya sand-spit (Russia (European)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/shabelskaya-sand-spit-iba-russia-(european) on 09/01/2025.