The site was identified as important in 2006 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 |
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Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia | LC | breeding | 2004 | 300-2,000 breeding pairs | A3 |
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus | LC | resident | 2004 | 100-400 breeding pairs | A3 |
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus | LC | breeding | 2004 | 6-12 breeding pairs | A3 |
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula | LC | breeding | 2004 | 80-600 breeding pairs | A4i |
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula | LC | breeding | 2004 | 600 breeding pairs | A3 |
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus | VU | breeding | 2004 | 12-20 breeding pairs | A3 |
Corncrake Crex crex | LC | breeding | 2004 | 20-140 breeding pairs | A1 |
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata | NT | breeding | 2004 | 200-1,000 breeding pairs | A4i |
Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta | LC | breeding | 2004 | 3-8 breeding pairs | A3 |
Great Snipe Gallinago media | NT | breeding | 2004 | 20-50 breeding pairs | A1 |
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus | LC | breeding | 2004 | 20-80 breeding pairs | A3 |
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia | LC | breeding | 2004 | 30-100 breeding pairs | A3 |
Northern Hawk-owl Surnia ulula | LC | breeding | 2004 | 4-8 breeding pairs | A3 |
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa | LC | breeding | 2004 | 8-12 breeding pairs | A3 |
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga | VU | breeding | 2004 | 1-3 breeding pairs | A1 |
Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus | LC | breeding | 2004 | present | A3 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2006).
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Forest | - | |
Grassland | - | |
Wetlands (inland) | - | |
Artificial/Terrestrial | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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forestry | - |
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
hunting | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Watershed of the Mulym'ya and Bolshoy Tap rivers. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/watershed-of-the-mulymya-and-bolshoy-tap-rivers-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 28/09/2023.