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Aiskiye yary


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding 1995 37 breeding pairs A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca VU breeding 1995 2 breeding pairs A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Mixed woodland, Treeline ecotone 80
Grassland Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands 15
Artificial/Terrestrial 10
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
forestry 70
agriculture 10


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Aiskiye yary (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/aiskiye-yary-iba-russia-(european) on 22/11/2024.