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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage (1996)	15–2,000 individuals	B1i
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	NT	passage (1996)	180,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter (1996)	42 individuals	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1976	Suskanskiy zaliv	Zakaznik (IV)	96

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Caretaker of Suskanski Zakaznik	2002

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	66	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Wetlands (inland)	28	Standing freshwater
Forest	5	Broadleaved deciduous woodland

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	70
agriculture	65
fisheries/aquaculture	27
nature conservation and research	19
forestry	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Suskanski Bay of Kuybyshev Resrvoir (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/suskanski-bay-of-kuybyshev-resrvoir-iba-russia-(european) on 06/01/2025.