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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 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
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding (1998)	2–3 pairs	A1

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Caretaker of Karginskiye kholmy	2002

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	65	Mixed woodland

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	65
agriculture	30
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Karginskiye hills (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/karginskiye-hills-iba-russia-(european) on 25/12/2024.