• Summary
• Text account
• Data table and detailed info
• Map
• Reference and further resources

The site was identified as important in 2008 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 Snowcock Tetraogallus caucasicus	LC	resident	2006	1 nests	A2
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	NT	resident	2006	1 nests	A2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	2006	4-6 breeding pairs	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland, Mesophile grasslands, Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	50
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		28
Forest		10
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas	7
Wetlands (inland)	Raised bogs, Rivers and streams	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
rangeland/pastureland	50
not utilised	33
forestry	10
tourism/recreation	5
urban/industrial/transport	5
agriculture	2

---

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