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Aiskiye yary


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding (1995) 37 pairs A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca VU breeding (1995) 2 pairs A1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 80 Mixed woodland; Treeline ecotone
Grassland 15 Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Artificial/Terrestrial 10

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 25/12/2024.