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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding (2006)	6–8 pairs	A1

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	47	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland; Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	30
Artificial/Terrestrial	10	Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas
Forest	10
Wetlands (inland)	3	Rivers and streams; Standing freshwater

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	45
not utilised	35
forestry	10
tourism/recreation	10
agriculture	5
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Baksanskoye ravine (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/baksanskoye-ravine-iba-russia-(european) on 25/12/2024.