Ravine of Cherek-Balkarski river (Russia (European)) IBA | Details

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Ravine of Cherek-Balkarski river

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (2007)	1–2 pairs	A1
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	breeding (2007)	15–20 pairs	B2

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	good	low	very low
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%)	good
Grassland	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good
Shrubland	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	few individuals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1964	Karasu	Zakaznik (IV)	3
1978	Golubye ozera	Nature Monument (III)	9

Habitats

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

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 24/12/2024.