Data Zone
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') at the site:| Species | Red List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caucasian Snowcock Tetraogallus caucasicus | LC | resident | 1998 | 520 unknown | A2, A3 |
| Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi | NT | resident | 1996-2007 | 800-1,500 unknown | A1, A2, A3 |
| Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria | LC | resident | 2007 | 1 | A3 |
| White-winged Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus | LC | breeding | 2007 | 1 | A3 |
| Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla | LC | resident | 2007 | 1 | A3 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2006 | unfavourable | medium | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Reference | Actual | Units | % remaining | Result |
| Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca | 2 | 1 | breeding pairs | 50 | unfavourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Biological resource use | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Natural system modifications | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
| Residential and commercial development | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
| Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | Not assessed | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Lesnoi massiv v okrestnostyakh s.Nar | Nature Monument | - |
| - | Zaramagskie mineral'nye istochniki | Nature Monument | - |
| - | Tseiskiy sosnovyi bor | Nature Monument | - |
| 1958 | Tseisky | Zakaznik (Federal) | 23 |
| 1967 | Severo-Osetinsky | Zapovednik | 22 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | - | |
| Grassland | Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland | - |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Alagirskoye i Kurtatinskoye ravines (Severo-Osetinski (North Osetin) Nature Reserve) (Russia (European)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/alagirskoye-i-kurtatinskoye-ravines-(severo-osetinski-(north-osetin)-nature-reserve)-iba-russia-(european) on 22/11/2024.