Shapsugsko-Takhtamutaiskaya rice-irrigation system (Russia (European)) IBA | Details

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Shapsugsko-Takhtamutaiskaya rice-irrigation system

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter (2004–2006)	800–1,000 birds	B1i
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding (2004–2006)	90 pairs	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (2004)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii

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 poor	very high	very low
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 poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	most of population/area (50–90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations)	very high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

Habitats

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

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 26/12/2024.