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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	passage	1998	1-250 individuals	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	23	23	individuals	100	favourable
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	5	3	individuals	60	unfavourable
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	20	20	individuals	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site 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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish and salt water	87
Forest	Mixed woodland	20
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Humid grasslands	16
Shrubland	Scrub	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
fisheries/aquaculture	30
agriculture	5

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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 23/11/2024.