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Kraka Mountain


IBA Justification

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
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo LC resident 1996 31 B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca VU breeding 1996 8 breeding pairs A1
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos LC resident 1996 7 B2
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus LC breeding 1996 16 breeding pairs B2

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Prirodnyi rezervat foreli Nature Monument -
1930 Bashkirsky Zapovednik 19

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Native coniferous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest 80
Grassland Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Humid grasslands 20
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 45
tourism/recreation 10
urban/industrial/transport 5


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