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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (1996)	1–2 pairs	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1986	Kamyshanova polyana	Zakaznik (IV)	64
1988	Guamskoe uschel'e	Nature Monument (III)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	83	Mixed woodland; Wooded steppe
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	10	Scree & boulders
Shrubland	10	Scrub; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	80
forestry	70
agriculture	10
urban/industrial/transport	5
nature conservation and research	1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kurdzhips river valley (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kurdzhips-river-valley-iba-russia-(european) on 27/12/2024.