Arski fish-ponds (1552)
Russia (Central Asian), Central Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1d
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Arski rybkhoz
Central coordinates: Latitude: 56.0933, Longitude: 49.9467
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 60 to 80
Area of KBA (km2): 9.40448
Protected area coverage (%): 0.27
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: System of artificial fishponds to the east of Arsk town.
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.
Additional biodiversity: This place are used also by ducks on spring migration. From 4700 to 11600 ducks stage on 1000 ha area. Could be an IBA becouse of rather large amount of birds on size, rather small in size.
Delineation rationale: 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 56°5'36'N 49°56'48'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 940 ha (rounded), 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 (45%) | fisheries/aquaculture (55%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 20 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 55 | |
| Shrubland | 10 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 15 |
Additional information
References: O. V. Askeev and I. V. Askeev
Contributors: The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).