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Kurumbel'skaya steppe


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2006 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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala EN breeding (1997–2000) 4–7 birds A1
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis LC breeding (1997–2000) 22–200 pairs A4i
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo LC breeding (1997–2002) 1–4 pairs A3
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax NT breeding (2000–2002) 1–3 pairs A3
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta LC breeding (1997–2002) 100–700 birds A4i
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni NT breeding (1997–2001) 10 pairs A1, A3
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus NT breeding (1997–2002) 10–46 pairs A1, A3
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus VU breeding (1997–2000) 11–20 pairs A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1971 Stepnoy Zakaznik (Federal) (IV) 64
1971 Stepnoy Zakaznik (-) 100
1979 Ozero Ul'zhai Nature Monument (III) -
1991 Bogatyrskie kurgany Nature Monument (III) -

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Grassland 71 Steppes & dry calcareous
Wetlands (inland) 14 Standing brackish & salt water
Unknown 7
Forest 5 Treeline ecotone
Shrubland 5
Artificial/Terrestrial 3

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 90
unknown 5
agriculture 3
urban/industrial/transport 1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kurumbel'skaya steppe (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kurumbelskaya-steppe-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 24/12/2024.