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Suskanski Bay of Kuybyshev Resrvoir


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2000 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
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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1976 Suskanskiy zaliv Zakaznik 96

Local Conservation Groups

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 click here.

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves 66
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater 28
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland 5
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) 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 27/11/2024.