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Ubinskoye Lake


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2006 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Greylag Goose Anser anser LC passage (2001–2004) 2,500–3,000 birds A4i
Bean Goose Anser fabalis LC passage (2001–2004) 4,500–5,000 birds A4i
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula LC passage (2004) 500 birds A4i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus LC breeding (2004) 300 pairs A4i
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding (1994–2004) 20–35 pairs A1
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa NT breeding (1994–2004) 450–500 pairs A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage (1994–2004) min 20,000 birds A4iii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2003 Ubinsky priozerny komplex Nature Monument (III) 6
2003 Ubinsky ozerno-bolotny landshaft Nature Monument (III) 5

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) 65
Artificial/Terrestrial 10
Forest 8
Grassland 5
Shrubland 3

Land use

Land use % of IBA
hunting 70
fisheries/aquaculture 51
agriculture 15
not utilised 10
forestry 5
urban/industrial/transport 1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ubinskoye Lake (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ubinskoye-lake-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 24/12/2024.