Shapsugsko-Takhtamutaiskaya rice-irrigation system (Russia (European))

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Shapsugsko-Takhtamutaiskaya rice-irrigation system

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2008 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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	2004-2006	800-1,000 individuals	B1i
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding	2004-2006	90 breeding pairs	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2004	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2006	very unfavourable	very high	negligible
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	habitat	medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	moderate (70-90%)	poor (40-69%)	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	71
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	13
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest, Treeline ecotone	12
Shrubland		2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	98
tourism/recreation	85
water management	71
fisheries/aquaculture	14
agriculture	13
forestry	12
urban/industrial/transport	1

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Shapsugsko-Takhtamutaiskaya rice-irrigation system (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/shapsugsko-takhtamutaiskaya-rice-irrigation-system-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.