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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	breeding (1998)	3 pairs	A3
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius	CR	breeding (1998)	5 pairs	A3, A4i, B1i, B2
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	breeding (1998)	28 pairs	A1, A3, B2
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	breeding (1998)	17 pairs	A1, A3, B2
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding (1998)	8 pairs	B2

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.

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	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	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	very low

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 visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

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

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

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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 25/12/2024.