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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	breeding	1999	108-150 individuals	A1, B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

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

Name	Year formed
Caretaker of Balka Yablonya	2002

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	80
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	20

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	95
not utilised	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Balka Yablonya (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/balka-yablonya-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.