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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
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2007	62-86 individuals	A1
Eastern Rock Nuthatch Sitta tephronota	LC	resident	2007	150-250 individuals	A3
Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata	LC	breeding	2007	30-50 individuals	A3
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii	LC	breeding	2007	400-700 individuals	A3
Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani	LC	breeding	2007	600-1,200 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.

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Threats to the site (pressure)
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	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Climate change and severe weather	drought	likely in short term (within 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	work and other activities	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - dams (size unknown)	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	excess energy - noise pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Pollution	garbage & solid waste	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Grassland	Steppes & dry calcareous	0	0	poor (40-69%)	poor (40-69%)	very unfavourable
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	0	0	very poor (< 40%)	moderate (70-90%)	very unfavourable
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree, boulders & bare rocky areas	0	0	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Sarmysh	Nature Park	5,000	is identical to site	5,000

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland	Low bushes	-
Grassland	Steppes & dry calcareous	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams, Water-fringe vegetation	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs, Scree, boulders & bare rocky areas	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards & groves	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
tourism/recreation	-
rangeland/pastureland	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Sarmysh Nature Park. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 31/03/2023.