Floodplain of the Terek river near Staroshchedrinskaya (Russia (European)) IBA | Details

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Floodplain of the Terek river near Staroshchedrinskaya

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter (1981–1997)	500–700 birds	B1i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage (1981–1997)	2,000–4,000 birds	B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter (1981–1997)	6,000–8,000 birds	B1i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding (2006)	57 pairs	A1
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	passage (1981–1997)	3,000–5,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage (1981–1997)	4,000–8,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	breeding (1981–1997)	5–20 pairs	A1
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage (1981–1997)	7,000–13,000 birds	B1iv

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 (2006) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2006	moderate	medium	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	habitat	-

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	few individuals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Most of area (50–90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1963	Parabochevskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	-
1971	Bragunskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	-

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	50	Alluvial and very wet forest
Artificial/Terrestrial	21	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Grassland	18	Humid grasslands; Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Wetlands (inland)	11	Rivers and streams

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	75
nature conservation and research	75
rangeland/pastureland	14
agriculture	9

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Floodplain of the Terek river near Staroshchedrinskaya (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/floodplain-of-the-terek-river-near-staroshchedrinskaya-iba-russia-(european) on 23/12/2024.