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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding (2005)	25 pairs	A1, B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Kompleks melovykh kholmov Malaya Atmala	Nature Monument (III)	-
1989	Zimina Gora	Nature Monument (III)	1

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Caretakers of Privolzhskaya Lesostep'	2005

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	72	Mixed woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial	21	Arable land
Grassland	7	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	72
agriculture	27
tourism/recreation	7
nature conservation and research	2

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Privolzhskaya forest-steppe (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/privolzhskaya-forest-steppe-iba-russia-(european) on 25/12/2024.