Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:| Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus | NT | passage (2004–2007) | 1–50 individuals | A1, A4i, B1i |
| Little Tern Sternula albifrons | LC | breeding (2007) | 1,000–1,200 individuals | B1i |
| Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | breeding (2007) | 2,500–3,000 individuals | B1i |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2007 | favourable | medium | very low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | habitat | medium | |
| State (condition of the key species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Wetlands (inland) | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | favourable |
| Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow deterioration (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Biological resource use | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow deterioration (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | no deterioration (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Little/none of site covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | very low |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands (inland) | 80 | Standing brackish and salt water |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 2 | Other urban and industrial areas; Ruderal land |
| Desert | 1 | Desert; Semidesert |
| Shrubland | 1 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| hunting | 100 |
| fisheries/aquaculture | 80 |
| rangeland/pastureland | 10 |
| tourism/recreation | 10 |
| urban/industrial/transport | 1 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sulakskaya bay (Russia (European)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sulakskaya-bay-iba-russia-(european) on 19/01/2025.