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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1996)	53 breeding pairs	A1
Eurasian Scops-owl Otus scops	LC	breeding (1996)	1,212 breeding pairs	B2
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident (1996)	22	B2
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	breeding (1996)	3 breeding pairs	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding (1996)	2 breeding pairs	A1
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident (1996)	10	B2
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding (1996)	22 breeding pairs	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1965	El'niki	Nature Monument (III)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	90	Mixed woodland; Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland
Grassland	10	Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	100
tourism/recreation	60
hunting	20

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mountain valley of Zilim river (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mountain-valley-of-zilim-river-iba-russia-(european) on 24/01/2025.