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Site description (2001 baseline):
Site location and context
A rather narrow forested mountain ridge.
This ridge is a botleneck for more then 20,000 migrating raptors, which mainly breed in West Siberia.
The ridge is 10-20 km long and surrounded by steppe.
Conservation responses/actions for key biodiversity
Work is being carried out on the establishment of a Nature Park at the site.
The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Irendyk ridge (Russia (European)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/irendyk-ridge-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.
