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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
Caucasian Snowcock Tetraogallus caucasicus	LC	breeding	2006	1 breeding pairs	A2, A3
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	NT	breeding	2006	1 breeding pairs	A2, A3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2006	300 unknown	A1
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident	2006	2-4 breeding pairs	B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	2006	6-8 breeding pairs	A1

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Grassland	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Skaly Teshik-Tash	Nature Monument	-
-	Khasautskiy	Zakaznik	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		35
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		30
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland, Mesophile grasslands, Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	28
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater	5
Artificial/Terrestrial	Other urban and industrial areas	2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
not utilised	40
forestry	35
rangeland/pastureland	20
water management	3
fisheries/aquaculture	2

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