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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
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	breeding (1995)	200 pairs	B3
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	breeding (1995)	100 pairs	A1, A4i, B1i
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	breeding (1995)	2 pairs	A1
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	resident (1995)	100 pairs	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Hrebet Kvarkush	Nature Monument (III)	15

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	60	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland
Forest	40	Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Treeline ecotone

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	60
forestry	40

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kvarkush and Zolotoy Kamen' ridges (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kvarkush-and-zolotoy-kamen-ridges-iba-russia-(european) on 27/12/2024.