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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (1985–1998)	50,000–70,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage (1996–1998)	12–30 birds	A1
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	breeding (1998)	13–16 pairs	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1995–1998)	40,000–50,000 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Name Unknown, site No. 141 (Saratovskaya obl.)	Nature Monument (III)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	100	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	80
other	20

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Steppes in the vicinity of Kanavka village (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/steppes-in-the-vicinity-of-kanavka-village-iba-russia-(european) on 25/12/2024.