Steppes in the vicinity of Kanavka village (Russia (European))

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Steppes in the vicinity of Kanavka village

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1985-1998	50,000-70,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	1996-1998	12-30 individuals	A1
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	breeding	1998	13-16 breeding pairs	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1995-1998	40,000-50,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Name Unknown, site No. 141 (Saratovskaya obl.)	Nature Monument	-

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Humid grasslands	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	80
other	20

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 24/11/2024.