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