Ravine of Cherek-Balkarski river (Russia (European))

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Ravine of Cherek-Balkarski river

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2008 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
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	2007	1-2 breeding pairs	A1
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	breeding	2007	15-20 breeding pairs	B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2007	favourable	low	negligible
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Grassland	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Shrubland	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1964	Karasu	Zakaznik	3
1978	Golubye ozera	Nature Monument	9

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland, Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	45
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders	20
Shrubland		14
Forest	Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland	12
Artificial/Terrestrial	Other urban and industrial areas, Urban parks and gardens	6
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater	3

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
rangeland/pastureland	30
not utilised	30
tourism/recreation	20
agriculture	12
forestry	10
urban/industrial/transport	3
fisheries/aquaculture	1

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ravine of Cherek-Balkarski river (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ravine-of-cherek-balkarski-river-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.