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The site was identified as important in 2004 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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2004	40-80 breeding pairs	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	2004	2-3 breeding pairs	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Grassland	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable
Wetlands (inland)	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable
Forest	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable
Artificial/Terrestrial	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Steppes & dry calcareous	55
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	42
Wetlands (inland)		2
Forest		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	50
agriculture	40
other	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Krasnoschekovskaya (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/krasnoschekovskaya-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 23/11/2024.