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Kraka Mountain


IBA Justification

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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Prirodnyi rezervat foreli Nature Monument (III) -
1930 Bashkirsky Zapovednik (Ia) 19

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 80 Native coniferous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Grassland 20 Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands

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 25/12/2024.