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 IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Grassland |
70 |
Humid |
Wetlands (inland) |
21 |
Rivers & streams; Standing fresh water |
Forest |
9 |
|
Land use |
% of IBA |
agriculture |
90 |
fisheries/aquaculture |
10 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sibirskaya anabranch (Irtysh flood-plain) (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sibirskaya-anabranch-(irtysh-flood-plain)-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 15/01/2025.