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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
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	non-breeding (1996)	500 birds	A1, A4i, B1i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter (1996)	500 birds	B1i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter (1996)	200–300 birds	A1
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	winter (1996)	500 birds	A1
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	breeding (2004)	67 pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	breeding (2004)	4,000–5,000 pairs	A4i, B1i
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding (2003)	600 pairs	A4i, B1i, B3
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	breeding (2003)	1,300 pairs	A4i, B1i
Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus	LC	breeding (2004)	5,000–6,000 pairs	A4i, B1i
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding (2004)	1,400 pairs	B3
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans	LC	breeding (1999)	3,850–5,700 pairs	A4i, B1i
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding (1999)	150–300 pairs	B1i, B2
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	breeding (2004)	1,100 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (2003)	4,000 pairs	A4i, B1i
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	breeding (2004)	9,000–10,000 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Natural system modifications	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
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Intertidal	95
Marine Neritic	5

Land use	% of IBA
unknown	75
hunting	50
fisheries/aquaculture	25
tourism/recreation	15

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yeiski salt-lakes (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yeiski-salt-lakes-iba-russia-(european) on 23/12/2024.