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The site was identified as important in 2011 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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	breeding	2006-2010	5-10 breeding pairs	A1
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	passage	2006-2010	20-203 individuals	A1, A4i
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	2008	300-1,200 individuals	A4i
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius	CR	breeding	1997	2 breeding pairs	A1
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius	CR	non-breeding	1992	15 individuals	A1, A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2006-2009	30,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2011) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2011. The most recent assessment (2010) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	9	10	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius	15	0	individuals	0	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Climate change and severe weather	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Name Unknown, site No. 91 (Novosibirsk)	Not reported	3
-	Name Unknown, site No. 34 (Novosibirsk)	Not reported	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Fens, transition mires & springs, Standing brackish & salt water, Standing fresh water	68
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban & industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards & groves	16
Grassland	Steppes & dry calcareous	15
Forest		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	70
fisheries/aquaculture	40
water management	10
urban/industrial/transport	10
not utilised	10
unknown	10
rangeland/pastureland	8
agriculture	5
nature conservation and research	4
tourism/recreation	2
forestry	1

state 70%, private 10%, other 20%

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wetlands of Karasuk town (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wetlands-of-karasuk-town-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 23/11/2024.