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Manoilinskaya steppe


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 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
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax NT breeding (2000) 30–50 pairs A1, B2

Local Conservation Groups

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name Year formed
Caretaker of Manoilinskaya step' 2002
For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial 80 Arable land
Grassland 15 Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Shrubland 5

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 100
not utilised 80


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Manoilinskaya steppe (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/manoilinskaya-steppe-iba-russia-(european) on 28/12/2024.