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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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1998)	10–50 pairs	A1
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding (1998)	5–10 pairs	B2
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	LC	breeding (1998)	5–15 pairs	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1980	Avilovskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	6

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	45	Humid grasslands; Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Forest	40	Alluvial and very wet forest; Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Treeline ecotone
Artificial/Terrestrial	20	Arable land; Forestry plantations
Shrubland	5
Wetlands (inland)	5	Fens, transition mires and springs

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
rangeland/pastureland	50
forestry	40
agriculture	5
tourism/recreation	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kundryuchenskiye sands (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kundryuchenskiye-sands-iba-russia-(european) on 23/12/2024.