Orota depression (Russia (European)) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Orota depression

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
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	2000-2007	1-2 breeding pairs	A1
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	winter	2000-2007	3-5 individuals	A1
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident	2000-2007	1-2 breeding pairs	B2

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 (2007) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2007	near favourable	medium	negligible
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable
Shrubland	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid 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
Shrubland		55
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	15
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		12
Artificial/Terrestrial	Other urban and industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	6
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	80
rangeland/pastureland	80
forestry	15
agriculture	5
urban/industrial/transport	5
tourism/recreation	5

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Orota depression (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/orota-depression-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.