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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	breeding	1995	200 breeding pairs	B3
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	breeding	1995	100 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	breeding	1995	2 breeding pairs	A1
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	resident	1995	100 breeding pairs	B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Hrebet Kvarkush	Nature Monument	15

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	60
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Treeline ecotone	40

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 24/11/2024.