Stepnovski saltmarshes (Russia (European))

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Stepnovski saltmarshes

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2007 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
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	breeding	1998	3 breeding pairs	A3
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius	CR	breeding	1998	5 breeding pairs	A3, A4i, B1i, B2
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	breeding	1998	28 breeding pairs	A1, A3, B2
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	breeding	1998	17 breeding pairs	A1, A3, B2
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	1998	8 breeding pairs	B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2007	favourable	low	negligible
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	population	-

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	3	3	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	12	12	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Great Bustard Otis tarda	7	7	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	30	28	breeding pairs	94	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant 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	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	negligible

Local Conservation Groups

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

Name	Year formed
Stepnovskaya school	2007

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Forestry plantations	78
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Standing brackish and salt water, Water fringe vegetation	26

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	71
fisheries/aquaculture	10
hunting	10

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Stepnovski saltmarshes (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/stepnovski-saltmarshes-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.