RU1173
Mouth of Samur river


Country/territory: Russia (European)

IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, B1i, B3 (2007)
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Area: 10,100 hectares (101.00 km2)

IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2006 very poor high very low
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Site description (2001 baseline)
Mouth of Samur river located on the south of Dagestan Republic, near the border with Azerbaidzhan. This area includes reedbeds in the Samur river mouth and its associated channels as well as is the largest part of the only remaining dry subtropical forests along the Caspian cost.

Acknowledgements
The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mouth of Samur river (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mouth-of-samur-river-iba-russia-(european) on 26/12/2024.