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 IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:| Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | NT | passage (1998) | 1–250 individuals | 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 status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2006 | unfavourable | high | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | good | |
| State (condition of the key species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus | 23 / 23 (individuals) | 100 | favourable | ||
| Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus | 3 / 5 (individuals) | 60 | unfavourable | ||
| Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | 20 / 20 (individuals) | 100 | favourable | ||
| Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Natural system modifications | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | slow deterioration (1–10% over 3 generations) | high |
| 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%) | slow deterioration (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | slow deterioration (1–10% over 3 generations) | low |
| Residential and commercial development | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | slow deterioration (1–10% 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 | 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 (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sulakskaya lagoon (Russia (European)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sulakskaya-lagoon-iba-russia-(european) on 13/01/2025.