Irgaklinski forest (Russia (European)) IBA | Details

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Irgaklinski forest

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
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	winter (1996–1999)	200 birds	A1
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding (2007)	11 pairs	A1
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	breeding (2007)	28 pairs	A1
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	passage (2007)	500 birds	A1, B1iii

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	moderate	medium	very low
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
Grassland	good (>90%)	moderate (70–90%)	moderate
Desert	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good
Artificial/Terrestrial	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good
Wetlands (inland)	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Some of area covered (10–49%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1995	Irgaklinskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	42

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	50	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands
Forest	20	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Desert	15	Semidesert
Wetlands (inland)	10	Standing freshwater
Artificial/Terrestrial	5	Arable land

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	41
rangeland/pastureland	30
agriculture	20
forestry	20

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Irgaklinski forest (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/irgaklinski-forest-iba-russia-(european) on 28/12/2024.