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Big and Small Akh lakes
Location Russia (Central Asian), Sverdlovsk region
Central coordinates 64o 8.00' East  59o 8.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A3
Area 10,500 ha
Altitude 70 - 80m
Year of IBA assessment 2006





Ornithological information Important area for Emberiza aureola and A3-criteria species.

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Hazel Grouse Bonasa bonasia breeding  2002  200-500 breeding pairs  unknown  A3  Least Concern 
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus breeding  2002  20-50 breeding pairs  unknown  A3  Least Concern 
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus breeding  2002  2-5 breeding pairs  unknown  A3  Least Concern 
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope breeding  2002  50-100 breeding pairs  poor  A3  Least Concern 
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula breeding  2002  10-30 breeding pairs  medium  A3  Least Concern 
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia breeding  2002  3-10 breeding pairs  unknown  A3  Least Concern 
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus breeding  2002  20-50 breeding pairs  unknown  A3  Least Concern 
Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus breeding  2002  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla breeding  2002  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra breeding  2002  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola breeding  2002  10-50 breeding pairs  poor  A1  Vulnerable 

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Alluvial and very wet forest  50%
Wetlands (inland) Rivers and streams; Standing freshwater  50%

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
hunting 100%

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 Sysoev V.A.

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Big and Small Akh lakes. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2013

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