Key Biodiversity Areas

Butash and Gor'koye lakes (18848)
Russia (European), Europe

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2006
National site name: Ozera Butash i Gor'koye
Central coordinates: Latitude: 54.5780, Longitude: 62.0919
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 190 to 194
Area of KBA (km2): 61.86266
Protected area coverage (%): 10.32
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Additional biodiversity: Important area for Podiceps nigricollis and Glareola nordmanni.
Delineation rationale: 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 54°34'41'N 62°5'31'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 6200 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 (40%) | fisheries/aquaculture (50%) | hunting (100%) | urban/industrial/transport (10%)
IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Wetlands(Inland)90
Artificial - Terrestrial10

Additional information


References: Zakharov V.D.