Orota depression (Russia (European)) IBA | Details

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Orota depression

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (2000–2007)	1–2 pairs	A1
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	winter (2000–2007)	3–5 birds	A1
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident (2000–2007)	1–2 pairs	B2

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	moderate	medium	very low
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%)	moderate
Shrubland	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	few individuals/small area (<10%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	55
Forest	15	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	12
Artificial/Terrestrial	6	Other urban and industrial areas; Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Wetlands (inland)	5	Rivers and streams

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 27/12/2024.