Lower reaches of Sulak river (Russia (European))

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Lower reaches of Sulak river

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	breeding	2006	20 breeding pairs	A1
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	passage	2006	1,000 individuals	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	2006	2-3 breeding pairs	A1
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2006	10 breeding pairs	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2006	not assessed	medium	negligible
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	medium

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert	Semidesert	40
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	35
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land	11
Shrubland		10
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Standing brackish and salt water, Standing freshwater	6
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	90
rangeland/pastureland	80
agriculture	10
urban/industrial/transport	1

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower reaches of Sulak river (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-reaches-of-sulak-river-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.