Data Zone
The site was identified as important 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 List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | NT | breeding | 1991 | 10-50 breeding pairs | A1 |
| Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus | LC | breeding | 1991 | 5-15 breeding pairs | B2 |
| Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes | LC | breeding | 1998 | 30-50 breeding pairs | B2 |
| White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla | LC | resident | 1998 | 5-7 breeding pairs | A1 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Rostovskoe GOOH (Veshenskiy uchastok) | Managed Resource Protected Area | 23 |
| 1980 | Dubrovskiy | Zakaznik | 66 |
| 1981 | Bykovskiy | Zakaznik | 4 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Humid grasslands | 50 |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land, Forestry plantations | 30 |
| Forest | Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest | 10 |
| Shrubland | Scrub | 10 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| hunting | 70 |
| rangeland/pastureland | 60 |
| forestry | 35 |
| nature conservation and research | 30 |
| agriculture | 5 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Migulinskiye sands (Russia (European)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/migulinskiye-sands-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.