• Summary
• Text account
• Data table and detailed info
• Map
• Reference and further resources

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
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	2006	3-5 breeding pairs	A1

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.

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%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1971	Chegemskiy	Zakaznik	30

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland, Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	56
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		35
Forest		5
Artificial/Terrestrial	Other urban and industrial areas	2
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	55
not utilised	38
tourism/recreation	10
forestry	5
urban/industrial/transport	2

---

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