Ravine of Gundelen-Tyzyl river (Russia (European))

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Ravine of Gundelen-Tyzyl 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
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	resident	2007	3 breeding pairs	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	2007	2-3 breeding pairs	A1
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident	2007	15-30 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	not assessed	low	negligible
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	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

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland, Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	40
Forest		33
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		15
Artificial/Terrestrial	Other urban and industrial areas	5
Shrubland		5
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
forestry	30
agriculture	20
not utilised	20
rangeland/pastureland	15
tourism/recreation	10
urban/industrial/transport	5
fisheries/aquaculture	1

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