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The site was identified as important in 2007 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	resident	1998	30-50	A2, A3
Chukar Alectoris chukar	LC	resident	1998	200-250	B2
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	NT	resident	1998	15-20	A2, A3
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident	1996	8-25	A1, B2
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	resident	1998	50-60	A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	resident	1998	60-70	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

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

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Caucasian Snowcock Tetraogallus caucasicus	30	30	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	15	12	breeding pairs	80	near favourable
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	1	1	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	1	1	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
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	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland, Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	60
Shrubland	Scrub	22
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders	15
Artificial/Terrestrial		3
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater	1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	80
not utilised	20
agriculture	2
urban/industrial/transport	1

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