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 |
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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 assessment | |||
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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) | ||||||
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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) | |||||
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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 |
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 | - |
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.