RU1382
Outskirts of Kislovodsk


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 (1995) 8 pairs B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca VU breeding (1995) 2 pairs A1

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 (2006) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2006 moderate medium very low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes population medium

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species Actual vs Reference (units) % remaining Result
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus 6 / 8 (pairs) 75 moderate
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca 2 / 2 (pairs) 100 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

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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Mineral'nye vody kurorta Sernovodsk - Kavkazskiy Nature Monument (III) -
- Medovyi vodopad Nature Monument (III) -

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Grassland 40
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) 25
Forest 10 Mixed woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial 8 Urban parks and gardens; Arable land
Shrubland 5 Scrub
Wetlands (inland) 5 Rivers and streams

Land use

Land use % of IBA
rangeland/pastureland 40
unknown 32
tourism/recreation 20
agriculture 5
urban/industrial/transport 3


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Outskirts of Kislovodsk (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/outskirts-of-kislovodsk-iba-russia-(european) on 25/12/2024.