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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 Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	NT	resident	2007	100-150 males	A1, A2, A3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2007	30-50 males	A1
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident	2007	1-2 breeding pairs	B2
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	breeding	2007	10-15 breeding pairs	A3
Krueper's Nuthatch Sitta krueperi	LC	resident	2007	200-250 breeding pairs	A1
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	breeding	2007	1-2 breeding pairs	A3
Semi-collared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata	LC	breeding	2007	20-30 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' populations)
Scientific name	Common name	Reference population	Actual population	Units	% of population remaining	Result
Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	Caucasian Grouse	100	100	males	100	favourable
Gypaetus barbatus	Bearded Vulture	1	1	breeding pairs	100	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	small area/few individuals (<10%)	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
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

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)
Western Caucasus	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	301,068	protected area overlaps with site	0
Turinyi	Zakaznik	3,900	protected area overlaps with site	0
Psebaiskiy	Zakaznik	37,400	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Kavkazsky	Zapovednik	280,335	protected area overlaps with site	0
Kavkazskiy	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	295,700	protected area overlaps with site	0
Dahovskiy	Zakaznik	23,000	protected area overlaps with site	1,500

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland	-
Shrubland		-
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	-
Wetlands (inland)		-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sources of Kuna and Shisha rivers. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sources-of-kuna-and-shisha-rivers-iba-russia-(european) on 29/11/2023.