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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Hazel Grouse Bonasa bonasia	LC	breeding	2007	4-10 breeding pairs	A3
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	breeding	2007	2-4 breeding pairs	A3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2007	50-249 individuals	A1
Solitary Snipe Gallinago solitaria	LC	breeding	2007	2-4 breeding pairs	A3
Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala	LC	breeding	2007	2-6 breeding pairs	A3
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus	LC	breeding	2007	< 50 individuals	A3
Northern Hawk-owl Surnia ulula	LC	breeding	2007	< 50 individuals	A3
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding	2007	< 50 individuals	A3
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	breeding	2007	< 50 individuals	A3
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	passage	2007	2 individuals	A1
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	breeding	2007	50-249 individuals	A3
Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus	LC	breeding	2007	50-249 individuals	A3
Siberian Tit Poecile cinctus	LC	breeding	2007	250-999 individuals	A3
Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus	LC	breeding	2005	50-249 individuals	A3
Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane	LC	breeding	2007	< 50 individuals	A3
Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana	LC	breeding	2007	50-249 individuals	A3
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla	LC	breeding	2007	50-249 individuals	A3
Plain Mountain-finch Leucosticte nemoricola	LC	breeding	2007	250-999 individuals	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

Threats to the site (pressure)
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)	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Climate change and severe weather	temperature extremes	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Forest		0	0	moderate (70-90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable
Grassland		0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Shrubland		0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Wetlands (inland)		0	0	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Zapadno-Altayskiy	State Nature Reserve	56,104	protected area contains site	18,800

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Treeline ecotone, Native coniferous	-
Wetlands (inland)	Fens, transition mires & springs, Raised bogs, Rivers & streams, Standing fresh water	-
Shrubland	Low bushes, Scrub	-
Grassland	Mesophile grassland & tall grass steppe, Alpine, subalpine & boreal, Humid, Tundra	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree, boulders & bare rocky areas	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Paradise Valley mountain plateau. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 14/08/2022.