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Kasumkentski reserve


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi NT resident 1998 25-35 A2
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus LC breeding 1998 8-20 breeding pairs B2
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus NT resident 1998 2-3 B2

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2007).


IBA Conservation

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2006 unfavourable medium low
Was the whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no population poor

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Scientific name Common name Reference population Actual population Units % of population remaining Result
Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi Caucasian Grouse 35 35 breeding pairs 100 favourable
Neophron percnopterus Egyptian Vulture 3 2 breeding pairs 67 unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1 Threat level 2 Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) slow but significant deterioration low
Biological resource use hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target) happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Biological resource use logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: large scale happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Human intrusions and disturbance recreational activities happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation Management planning Other conservation action Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation No management planning has taken place Very little or no conservation action taking place low
For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Kasumkentskiy Zakaznik 26,000 protected area overlaps with site 26,000

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland -
Grassland Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland -
Shrubland Scrub -
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Other urban and industrial areas -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
forestry -
nature conservation and research -
unknown -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kasumkentski reserve. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kasumkentski-reserve-iba-russia-(european) on 23/09/2023.