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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
Caucasian Snowcock Tetraogallus caucasicus	LC	resident	2001-2006	40-120 breeding pairs	A2, A3
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	NT	resident	2001-2006	10-20 breeding pairs	A2, A3
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	resident	2001-2006	3-6 breeding pairs	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	non-breeding	2001-2004	1-3 breeding pairs	A1
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	non-breeding	1997	20 individuals	A1
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	resident	2001-2006	200-300 breeding pairs	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	resident	2001-2006	30-40 breeding pairs	A3
White-winged Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus	LC	resident	2001-2006	20-50 breeding pairs	A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	resident	2001-2006	50-100 breeding pairs	A3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis	LC	resident	2001-2006	100-200 breeding pairs	A3
Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla	LC	resident	2001-2006	20-30 breeding pairs	A3

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

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.

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs, Scree & boulders	major (>10)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	-
Grassland		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	70
not utilised	30

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bazarduyzi and Shalbuzdag alpine mountains (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bazarduyzi-and-shalbuzdag-alpine-mountains-iba-russia-(european) on 22/11/2024.