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The site was identified as important in 2008 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 Snowcock Tetraogallus caucasicus	LC	breeding	2006	1 breeding pairs	A2, A3
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	NT	breeding	2006	1 breeding pairs	A2, A3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2006	300 unknown	A1
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident	2006	2-4 breeding pairs	B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	2006	6-8 breeding pairs	A1

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2008).

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Habitat detail	Reference area (ha)	Actual area (ha)	Habitat quantity (% remaining)	Habitat quality (carrying capacity)	Result
Grassland		0	0	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
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
Natural system modifications	other ecosystem modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Skaly Teshik-Tash	Nature Monument	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Khasautskiy	Zakaznik	18,600	protected area overlaps with site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland, Mesophile grasslands, Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Other urban and industrial areas	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
rangeland/pastureland	-
forestry	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
water management	-
hunting	-
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ravine of Eshkakon river. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ravine-of-eshkakon-river-iba-russia-(european) on 22/09/2023.