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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	NT	resident	1998	25-35	A2
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	breeding	1998	8-20 breeding pairs	B2
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident	1998	2-3	B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	35	35	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	3	2	breeding pairs	67	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1974	Kasumkentskiy	Zakaznik	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	50
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	30
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Other urban and industrial areas	14
Shrubland	Scrub	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
forestry	50
agriculture	40
unknown	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kasumkentski reserve (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kasumkentski-reserve-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.