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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
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	2007	2,500 individuals	A4i
Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura	LC	breeding	2007	common	A3
Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala	LC	breeding	2007	common	A3
Northern Hawk-owl Surnia ulula	LC	resident	2007	present	A3
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	resident	2007	common	A3
Ural Owl Strix uralensis	LC	resident	2007	present	A3
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa	LC	resident	2007	present	A3
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding	2007	5 breeding pairs	A1
Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata	LC	breeding	2007	present	A3
Gray's Grasshopper-warbler Helopsaltes fasciolatus	LC	breeding	2007	present	A3
Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi	LC	breeding	2007	present	A3
Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane	LC	breeding	2007	common	A3
Rufous-tailed Robin Larvivora sibilans	LC	breeding	2007	common	A3
Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki	LC	breeding	2007	present	A3
Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola	CR	breeding	2007	6 breeding pairs	A1, A3

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 (2007) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable
Forest	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

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
Human intrusions and disturbance	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
Some of site covered (10-49%)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1976	Sayano-Shushensky	Zapovednik	32
1984	Sayano-Shushenskiy	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	69

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Coniferous forest (temperate/boreal), Mixed broadleaf-coniferous forest (temp/boreal, Montane broadleaf deciduous forest (mont temp), Montane coniferous forest (mont temp/subtrop), Montane mixed broadleaf-coniferous forest	-
Grassland	Secondary grassland, Steppe	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Shrubland	Secondary scrub, Subalpine and alpine scrub	-
Wetlands (inland)	Artificial wetlands, Freshwater lakes and pools, Raised and blanket bogs, Rivers and streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
water management	8
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sayanski canyon of the Enisey river (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sayanski-canyon-of-the-enisey-river-iba-russia-(asian) on 22/11/2024.