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Uzkaya Steppe


IBA Criteria

Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2006

Populations of IBA trigger species
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) of estimate Population estimate IBA Criteria Triggered
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala EN breeding 1993-1998 1-10 breeding pairs A1
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius CR breeding 1991-1997 5-10 breeding pairs A1, A3
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni NT breeding 2004 30-35 breeding pairs A1, A3
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU breeding 1998-2004 3-8 breeding pairs A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca VU breeding 2004 20-25 breeding pairs A1, A3
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus NT breeding 2004 2-10 breeding pairs A3

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here


IBA Protection

Protected Area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)
Volchikhinskiy Zakaznik 32,000 protected area contained by site 0
Volchikhinski Zakaznik 32,800 protected area contained by site 32,800
Urochishche Lyapunikha Zakaznik 710 protected area contained by site 710
Sosnovyi Bor, Uglovskiy Rayon Nature Monument 0 protected area overlaps with site 0
Priborovaya Steppe (Malyshev Lug) Nature Monument 0 protected area overlaps with site 0
Ozero Pes'yanoe Nature Monument 0 protected area overlaps with site 0
Ozero Gor'koe Nature Monument 4,180 protected area overlaps with site 0
Malinovoe Ozero Nature Monument 0 protected area overlaps with site 0
Grishin Borok Nature Monument 8 protected area overlaps with site 0
Egor'evskiy Zakaznik 15,000 protected area contained by site 0

Habitats

IUCN Habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest -
Grassland -
Wetlands (inland) -
Artificial/Terrestrial -
Unknown -
For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
forestry -
hunting -
urban/industrial/transport -
nature conservation and research -
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Uzkaya Steppe. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 28/03/2023.