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The site was identified as important in 2004 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
Altai Snowcock Tetraogallus altaicus	LC	resident	1998	20-25 breeding pairs	A3
Solitary Snipe Gallinago solitaria	LC	breeding	1998	5-7 breeding pairs	A3
Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura	LC	breeding	1998	max 10 breeding pairs	A3
Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala	LC	breeding	1998	10 breeding pairs	A3
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus	LC	breeding	1998	5-7 breeding pairs	A3
White-winged Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus	LC	resident	1998	15-20 breeding pairs	A3
Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana	LC	breeding	1998	20-30 breeding pairs	A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	resident	1998	5-7 breeding pairs	A3
Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens	LC	resident	1998	5-7 breeding pairs	A3
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta	LC	breeding	1998	30-40 breeding pairs	A3
Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla	LC	resident	1998	5-7 breeding pairs	A3
Plain Mountain-finch Leucosticte nemoricola	LC	breeding	1998	30 breeding pairs	A3
Asian Rosy-finch Leucosticte arctoa	LC	resident	1998	15-20 breeding pairs	A3
Pallas's Bunting Emberiza pallasi	LC	breeding	1998	5-7 breeding pairs	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane coniferous forest (mont temp/subtrop)	-
Grassland	Alpine and subalpine grassland	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Artysh ridge (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/artysh-ridge-iba-russia-(asian) on 23/11/2024.