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The site was identified as important in 2004 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
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage	1998	present	A1
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid	EN	breeding	1998	present	A1
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	1998	present	A1
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	breeding	1998	frequent	A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	breeding	1998	frequent	A4i
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	1998	frequent	A4i
Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus	LC	breeding	1998	frequent	A4i
Arctic Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus	LC	breeding	1998	frequent	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1998	min 17,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Urochische Trekhozerki	Zakaznik	34

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Improved pasture land	-
Grassland	Steppe	-
Wetlands (inland)	Saline lakes	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Trekhozerki lakes (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/trekhozerki-lakes-iba-russia-(asian) on 22/11/2024.