Barchan Sarykum and Narat-Tyube (Russia (European))

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Barchan Sarykum and Narat-Tyube

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	passage	2003-2006	100 individuals	A1
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	2006-2007	3-6 breeding pairs	A1
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	non-breeding	2006-2007	5-18 individuals	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	passage	2007	100 individuals	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	2007	3-4 breeding pairs	A1
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2007	40-50 breeding pairs	A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage	2006	20-100 individuals	A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	non-breeding	2006-2007	20-50 individuals	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding	2006	1 breeding pairs	B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2007	near favourable	high	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Grassland	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable
Desert	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1987	Dagestansky	Zapovednik	8

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert	Semidesert, Desert	30
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	25
Shrubland		16
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		7
Forest		6
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land	2
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	80
hunting	20
tourism/recreation	13
forestry	10
nature conservation and research	10
not utilised	5
agriculture	2
energy production and mining	1
urban/industrial/transport	1

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Barchan Sarykum and Narat-Tyube (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/barchan-sarykum-and-narat-tyube-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.