Shalkaro-Zhetykol'ski lake system (Russia (European)) IBA | Details

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Shalkaro-Zhetykol'ski lake system

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage (1996)	10,000–15,000 birds	A1, A4i, B1i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	breeding (1996)	100 pairs	B1i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	non-breeding (1996)	1,000–1,500 birds	B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (1996)	200,000–300,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage (1996)	500–1,500 birds	A1, A4i, B1i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	breeding (1996)	13 pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	breeding (1996)	100–150 pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	breeding (1996)	10–100 pairs	A1, B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1996)	100,000-499,999 birds	A4iii

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1980	Ozero Shalkar-Ega-Kara	Nature Monument (III)	6
1980	Ozero Zhetykol'	Nature Monument (III)	3

Local Conservation Groups

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

Name	Year formed
Caretakers of Shalkaro-Zhetykolski Ozerny Rayon	2006

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	80	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands
Artificial/Terrestrial	30	Arable land
Wetlands (inland)	20	Standing freshwater

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	65
other	25
not utilised	9

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Shalkaro-Zhetykol'ski lake system (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/shalkaro-zhetykolski-lake-system-iba-russia-(european) on 25/12/2024.