Gunibskoye plateau (Russia (European))

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Gunibskoye plateau

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

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 (2007) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2007	favourable	low	negligible
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	medium

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Name Unknown, site No. 88 (Respublika Dagestan)	Botanical Garden	-
1986	Gunibskoe plato	Botanical Garden	<1
2006	Local natural park Verkhniy Gunib	Nature Monument	17

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland, Mesophile grasslands	40
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland	25
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders	20
Shrubland		20
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	3

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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

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 23/11/2024.