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Akhmet-Skala ridge


Country/territory: Russia (European)

IBA criteria met: A1, B2 (2008)
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Area: 1,000 hectares (10 km2)

IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2006 moderate high very low
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Site description (2001 baseline)
Narrow gorge with pastures in the mountainous part of Krasnodarski region.

Key biodiversity
This area is specially important because the colonie of Gyps fulvus is a lone of the largest among Caucasus

Acknowledgements
The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Akhmet-Skala ridge (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/akhmet-skala-ridge-iba-russia-(european) on 06/12/2024.