Irgaklinski forest (Russia (European))

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Irgaklinski forest

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

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	near favourable	medium	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
Grassland	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable
Desert	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Artificial/Terrestrial	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Wetlands (inland)	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1995	Irgaklinskiy	Zakaznik	42

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Humid grasslands	50
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	20
Desert	Semidesert	15
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	10
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.