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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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (2007)	20 pairs	A1
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (2007)	1–2 pairs	A1

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

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

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

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2006	Local natural park Verkhniy Gunib	Nature Monument (-)	17

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	40	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland; Mesophile grasslands
Forest	25	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Mixed woodland; Native coniferous woodland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	20	Scree & boulders
Shrubland	20
Artificial/Terrestrial	3	Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas; Perennial crops, orchards and groves

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	50
tourism/recreation	50
nature conservation and research	25
forestry	15
agriculture	2
urban/industrial/transport	1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gunibskoye plateau (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gunibskoye-plateau-iba-russia-(european) on 27/12/2024.