Delta of the River Don (1436)
Russia (Central Asian), Central Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1b, A1d, B1, D1a
Year of last assessment: 2009
National site name: Delta Dona
Central coordinates: Latitude: 47.1588, Longitude: 39.3753
System: freshwater, marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 6
Area of KBA (km2): 810.69638
Protected area coverage (%): 32.12
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Huge mouth of the Don river with a lot of meanders and meadows. Located to the west from Rostov-na-Donu and to the north from Azov towns.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs.
Delineation rationale: 2009-08-04: IBA area changed from 53,800 ha to 86,400 ha (Caucasus IBA book 2009). 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 47°9'32'N 39°22'31'E on basis of refined polygon downloaded from Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (17%) | fisheries/aquaculture (14%) | hunting (20%) | nature conservation and research (49%) | not utilised (37%) | tourism/recreation (5%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | 9 | |
| Marine Intertidal | 12 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 25 | |
| Grassland | 30 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 24 |
Additional information
References: V.A.Minoranskiy
Contributors: The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).