Priyeruslanskiye sands (Russia (European))

RU1129

Priyeruslanskiye sands

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2000 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
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	breeding	1997	70-90 breeding pairs	A1
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding	1996	2 breeding pairs	B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1964	D'yakovskiy	Zakaznik	51

Local Conservation Groups

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

Name	Year formed
Caretaker of Priyeruslanskiye Peski	2002

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Forestry plantations	48
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	32
Forest	Mixed woodland	20

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	52
nature conservation and research	50
agriculture	48

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Priyeruslanskiye sands (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/priyeruslanskiye-sands-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.