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RU172
Kizlyar Bay
Location Russia (European), Dagestan Republic
Central coordinates 46o 45.00' East  44o 30.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3
Area 122,200 ha
Altitude
Year of IBA assessment 2007





Site description Area located on the Caspian shore on the border of Dagestan and Kalmyk regions.In inventory 1995 RU172 and RU178 were identified as different IBAs. But by moment RU178 (Island) is below the Caspian sea level, so more carefull to merge Ru172 and Ru178 in one IBA (RU178 SHOULD BE DELETED FROM DATABASE).

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Greylag Goose Anser anser passage  1975  30,000 individuals  -  A4i, B1i  Least Concern 
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus winter  1975  3,000-4,000 individuals  medium  A4i, B1i, B3  Least Concern 
Northern Pintail Anas acuta winter  1975  32,600 individuals  medium  A4i, B1i  Least Concern 
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus breeding  1996  70-100 breeding pairs  good  A4i, B1i, B2  Least Concern 
Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax breeding  1996  200-250 breeding pairs  good  B2  Least Concern 
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus non-breeding  1997  32-50 individuals  good  A1, A4i, B1i  Vulnerable 
Pygmy Cormorant Phalacrocorax pygmeus breeding  1997  25-40 breeding pairs  good  A1, B2  Least Concern 
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla non-breeding  1990  101 individuals  -  A1  Least Concern 
Common Coot Fulica atra passage  1995  30,000-50,000 individuals  -  A4i, B1i  Least Concern 
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans breeding  1996  300-400 breeding pairs  good  B1i  Least Concern 
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida breeding  1996  100-150 breeding pairs  medium  B2  Least Concern 
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus breeding  1996  2,000-3,000 breeding pairs  good  A4i, B1i  Least Concern 
A4iii Species group - waterbirds passage  -  -  unknown  A4iii   
A4iii Species group - waterbirds winter  1975  -  unknown  A4iii   

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Dagestansky Zapovednik 19,061 protected area overlaps with site 18,485  

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Sea Open Sea  90%
Grassland Humid grasslands; Steppes and dry calcareous grassland  5%
Wetlands (inland) Standing brackish and salt water; Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation  -
Coastline Mud flats & sand flats; Shingle & stony beaches  -

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture 5%
fisheries/aquaculture 50%
hunting 60%
nature conservation and research 40%

Conservation response From 1970 also Zakaznik "Morskoi Biruychek" (50000 ha) exists at area (on the area of island, which was flooded in 1990th and surruonded shallow water). But by moment the new boundari of this protected area should be agrred as bpundary of this Zakaznik and current Dagestanski Zapovednik overlaps in some places.

Acknowledgements The identification of IBAs and information collected between 1980 and 2009 provided by the IBA network of the Russian Bird Conservation Union (RBCU).

References E.V.Vilkov, A.I.Bliznuyk, G.S.Dzhamirzoev

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Kizlyar Bay. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/05/2013

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