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

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%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Rostovskoe GOOH (Manych'skiy uchastok)	Managed Resource Protected Area (VI)	11

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

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 23/12/2024.