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Karanogaiskiye steppes


IBA Justification

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
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax NT breeding 2004-2006 200-300 breeding pairs A1, A3
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni NT breeding 2004-2006 20-50 breeding pairs A1, A3
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca VU breeding 2004-2006 5 individuals A3
European Roller Coracias garrulus LC breeding 2004-2006 30-50 breeding pairs A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni LC breeding 2004-2006 30-50 breeding pairs A1
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus VU breeding 2004-2006 150-200 breeding pairs A1

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


IBA Conservation

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

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

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 some of area/population (10-49%) no or imperceptible deterioration low
Biological resource use hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target) happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) slow but significant deterioration low
Natural system modifications fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Pollution agricultural & forestry effluents - type unknown/unrecorded happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) slow but significant deterioration low

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

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Treeline ecotone -
Shrubland -
Desert Desert, Semidesert -
Grassland Steppes and dry calcareous grassland -
Wetlands (inland) Standing brackish and salt water, Standing freshwater -
Artificial/Terrestrial Other urban and industrial areas -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
rangeland/pastureland -
forestry -
not utilised -
urban/industrial/transport -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Karanogaiskiye steppes. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/karanogaiskiye-steppes-iba-russia-(european) on 27/09/2023.