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Plateau Ukok


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2006 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
Altai Snowcock Tetraogallus altaicus LC breeding (2005) 5–15 pairs A3
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus LC breeding (2005) 15–40 pairs A3
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo LC breeding (2005) 10–15 pairs A3
Solitary Snipe Gallinago solitaria LC breeding (2005) 1 pairs A3
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis EN breeding (2005) 4–12 pairs A3
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca VU breeding (2005) 2–5 pairs A1, A3
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus NT breeding (2005) 1–5 pairs A3
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni LC breeding (2005) 12–25 pairs A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug EN breeding (2005) 1–4 pairs A1
Brandt's Mountain-finch Leucosticte brandti LC breeding (2005) 10–15 pairs A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Dzhumalinskiy Teplyi Kljuch Nature Monument (III) -
1994 Ukok Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve (VI) 100
1994 Zona pokoja Ukok Zapovednik (-) 100
1998 Golden Mountains of Altai World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA) 100
2005 Plato Ukok National Park (-) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Grassland 73 Tundra; Steppes & dry calcareous
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) 20
Wetlands (inland) 7 Standing fresh water; Rivers & streams

Land use

Land use % of IBA
tourism/recreation 70
rangeland/pastureland 28
fisheries/aquaculture 1
urban/industrial/transport 1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Plateau Ukok (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/plateau-ukok-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 23/12/2024.