Archedinskiye sands (Russia (European)) IBA | Details

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Archedinskiye sands

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding (1999)	20–50 pairs	B2
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding (1999)	5–10 pairs	B2
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding (1999)	10–30 pairs	B2
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	LC	breeding (1999)	30–50 pairs	B2
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	resident (1999)	5–10 pairs	A1

Local Conservation Groups

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Caretakers of Archedinskiye Peski	2002

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	55	Humid grasslands; Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Artificial/Terrestrial	20	Forestry plantations; Arable land
Forest	15	Treeline ecotone; Mixed woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest; Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Wetlands (inland)	8	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Fens, transition mires and springs
Shrubland	5

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
not utilised	50
agriculture	35
nature conservation and research	20
forestry	15
fisheries/aquaculture	5

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Archedinskiye sands (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/archedinskiye-sands-iba-russia-(european) on 24/12/2024.