Upper streams of Ob' river (Russia (Central Asian))

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Upper streams of Ob' river

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2008 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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	breeding	2007	142 breeding pairs	A3
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage	2007	710 individuals	A4i
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	passage	2007	13,500 individuals	A4i
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	breeding	2007	120 breeding pairs	A3
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	passage	2007	1,000 individuals	A4i
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	breeding	2007	100 breeding pairs	A3
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	LC	passage	2007	170 individuals	A4i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	passage	2007	82,140 individuals	A4i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	breeding	2007	3,145 breeding pairs	A3
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	passage	2007	7,922 individuals	A4i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	passage	2007	13,500 individuals	A4i
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	VU	breeding	2007	180 breeding pairs	A3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2007	30 breeding pairs	A1
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	breeding	2007	4,330 breeding pairs	A4i
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	LC	breeding	2007	3,470 breeding pairs	A4i
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	LC	passage	2007	9,745 individuals	A4i
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	2007	2,640 breeding pairs	A4i
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	passage	2007	1,470 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2007	20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2007	not assessed	medium	negligible
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	unset	-

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1982	Elizarovsky	Zakaznik (Federal)	16
1994	Upper Dvuobje	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	96

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland		8
Forest	Flood-plain, Native coniferous	5
Grassland	Humid	-
Wetlands (inland)	Fens, transition mires & springs, Rivers & streams, Standing fresh water	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	37
fisheries/aquaculture	20
nature conservation and research	16
rangeland/pastureland	10
energy production and mining	10
forestry	5
urban/industrial/transport	2
hunting	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Upper streams of Ob' river (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/upper-streams-of-ob-river-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 22/11/2024.