Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | NT | passage (1998) | 1–250 birds | A1 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2006 | poor | high | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus | 23 / 23 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus | 3 / 5 (birds) | 60 | poor | ||
| Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | 20 / 20 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Natural system modifications | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | high |
| Biological resource use | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | low |
| Residential and commercial development | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | slow decline (1–10% 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 | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | low |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands (inland) | 87 | Standing brackish and salt water |
| Forest | 20 | Mixed woodland |
| Grassland | 16 | Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands |
| Shrubland | 5 | Scrub |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| hunting | 100 |
| fisheries/aquaculture | 30 |
| agriculture | 5 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sulakskaya lagoon (Russia (European)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sulakskaya-lagoon-iba-russia-(european) on 14/12/2024.