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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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage (2004)	100,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage (2004)	1,200 birds	A1, A4i, B1i
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	passage (2004)	2,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	breeding (1999)	50–100 pairs	A1, B2
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	passage (2004)	150 birds	A1
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	breeding (1999)	10–15 pairs	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (2004)	100,000-499,999 birds	A4iii

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

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Artificial/Terrestrial	good (>90%)	moderate (70–90%)	moderate
Grassland	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good
Wetlands (inland)	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	very low

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Zolotarevskaya secondary school	2004

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	40	Fens, transition mires and springs; Standing brackish and salt water
Artificial/Terrestrial	37	Arable land; Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Other urban and industrial areas
Grassland	20	Humid grasslands; Steppes and dry calcareous grassland

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	95
hunting	40
not utilised	30

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zolotarevskaya area (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zolotarevskaya-area-iba-russia-(european) on 25/12/2024.