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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
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage (2007)	2,500 birds	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 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 pairs	A1, A3

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%)	moderate
Forest	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Some of area covered (10–49%)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1976	Sayano-Shushensky	Zapovednik (Ia)	32
1984	Sayano-Shushenskiy	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	69

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
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

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 23/12/2024.