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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
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	NT	resident (1998)	25–35	A2
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident (1998)	2–3	B2
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	breeding (1998)	8–20 pairs	B2

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	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	35 / 35 (pairs)	100	good
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	2 / 3 (pairs)	67	poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>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 (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1974	Kasumkentskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	100

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

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 23/12/2024.