Kholmanskiye feathergrass steppes (Russia (European)) IBA | Details

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Kholmanskiye feathergrass steppes

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	breeding (1999)	70–120 birds	A1
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	breeding (1999)	52 birds	A1

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1986	Pereljubkiy	Zakaznik (IV)	48

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	70	Arable land
Grassland	30	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	70
nature conservation and research	61
rangeland/pastureland	30

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kholmanskiye feathergrass steppes (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kholmanskiye-feathergrass-steppes-iba-russia-(european) on 27/12/2024.