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The site was identified as important in 2009 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
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	LC	passage	1998-2005	max 11,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter	1998-2005	2,000-3,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage	1998-2005	200-1,000 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	breeding	1998-2006	350-1,800 breeding pairs	B1i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	1998-2005	max 135,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	1998-2005	6,000-8,000 individuals	B1i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	1998-2005	10-30 individuals	A1
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1998-2005	250-400 individuals	B1i
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	passage	1998-2005	max 44 individuals	A1
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding	1998-2006	150-200 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	breeding	1998-2006	180-300 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding	2002	100-200 breeding pairs	B2
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	breeding	1998-2006	200-500 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	breeding	2006	17-26 individuals	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	1998-2006	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1998-2006	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1998-2006	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Rostovskoe GOOH (Manych'skiy uchastok)	Managed Resource Protected Area	11
1994	Veselovskoye Reservoir	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Water fringe vegetation, Standing brackish and salt water, Standing freshwater	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Veselovskoye reservoir (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/veselovskoye-reservoir-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.