Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2009 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 | 1984-1995 | 600 individuals | A2, A3, B3 |
| Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius | LC | resident | 1984 | 50 breeding pairs | B3 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2007 | favourable | low | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Reference | Actual | Units | % remaining | Result |
| Corncrake Crex crex | 300 | 300 | males | 100 | favourable |
| Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus | 8 | 8 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus | 2 | 1 | breeding pairs | 50 | not assessed |
| Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos | 4 | 4 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Krueper's Nuthatch Sitta krueperi | 2,000 | 2,000 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria | 30 | 20 | breeding pairs | 67 | not assessed |
| Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla | 20 | 20 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
| Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | No management planning has taken place | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Turinyi | Zakaznik | <1 |
| - | Damkhurts | Zakaznik | - |
| 1924 | Kavkazsky | Zapovednik | 100 |
| 1978 | Kavkazskiy | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 94 |
| 1983 | Sochinsky | National Park | 3 |
| 1999 | Western Caucasus | World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) | 100 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland | 62 |
| Grassland | Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland | 21 |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | Scree & boulders | 16 |
| Wetlands (inland) | Rivers and streams | 1 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| nature conservation and research | 99 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Caucasus Biosphere Reserve (Russia (European)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/caucasus-biosphere-reserve-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.