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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 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
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding (1988–1995)	1,315–4,050 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	breeding (1988–1995)	4,640–5,250 pairs	A4i, B1i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	breeding (1996)	175 pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (1995)	30,000 birds	A4iii
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding (1995)	56,800 pairs	A4iii
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1995)	7,000,000–10,000,000 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Kalininskiy Nerestovyi Massiv	Nature Monument (III)	<1
-	Estakadnyi Nerestovyi Massiv	Nature Monument (III)	-
-	Khazovskiy	Nature Monument (III)	-
1919	Astrakhansky	Zapovednik (Ia)	6
1983	Staroigolkinskiy	Nature Monument (III)	-
1983	Gandurinskiy	Nature Monument (III)	-
1984	Astrakhanskiy	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	6
1984	Astrakhansky (Buffer Zone)	Buffer Zone (adjacent to Zapovednik) (VI)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	20	Humid grasslands
Forest	5	Alluvial and very wet forest
Wetlands (inland)	major (>10)	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation; Rivers and streams; Standing brackish and salt water
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	95
fisheries/aquaculture	75
tourism/recreation	20
agriculture	10
forestry	10
nature conservation and research	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Volga Delta (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/volga-delta-iba-russia-(european) on 27/12/2024.