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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2006 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding (2002)	2 pairs	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1985	Geologicheskiy razrez vulkanicheskih obrazovaniy	Nature Monument (III)	-
1987	Gora Cheka	Nature Monument (III)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	50
Artificial/Terrestrial	40	Arable land
Forest	4
Wetlands (inland)	2	Rivers & streams; Raised bogs
Shrubland	1	Scrub
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Inland cliffs

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	80
not utilised	20
urban/industrial/transport	1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cheka mountain (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cheka-mountain-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 25/12/2024.