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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	non-breeding	1996	500 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter	1996	500 individuals	B1i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	1996	200-300 individuals	A1
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	winter	1996	500 individuals	A1
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	breeding	2004	67 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	breeding	2004	4,000-5,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	2003	600 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B3
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	breeding	2003	1,300 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus	LC	breeding	2004	5,000-6,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding	2004	1,400 breeding pairs	B3
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans	LC	breeding	1999	3,850-5,700 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1999	150-300 breeding pairs	B1i, B2
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	breeding	2004	1,100 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	2003	4,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	breeding	2004	9,000-10,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

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 area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	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
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Intertidal		95
Marine Neritic		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.