RU1369
Outskirts of village Lepekhinka


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2007 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
Great Bustard Otis tarda EN breeding 1999 55 individuals A1, B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land 85
Grassland Steppes and dry calcareous grassland 3
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
hunting 100
agriculture 90
not utilised 5
forestry 1
urban/industrial/transport 1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Outskirts of village Lepekhinka (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/outskirts-of-village-lepekhinka-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.