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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (1999)	1,000 birds	B1i
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding (1999)	3 pairs	A1
Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris	LC	breeding (1999)	1,200 pairs	B3
Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia	LC	breeding (1999)	2,500 pairs	B3
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding (1999)	400 pairs	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1978	Reka Stepnoi Zai	Nature Monument (III)	3
1989	Karabashskaya gora	Nature Monument (III)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	43	Alluvial and very wet forest; Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Wooded steppe
Artificial/Terrestrial	40	Arable land; Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Other urban and industrial areas
Grassland	12	Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Wetlands (inland)	3	Fens, transition mires and springs; Rivers and streams; Standing freshwater

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	39
rangeland/pastureland	10
fisheries/aquaculture	2
forestry	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Karabash-Kudashskaya forest-steppe (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/karabash-kudashskaya-forest-steppe-iba-russia-(european) on 23/12/2024.