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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
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	1997	5 breeding pairs	B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	1997	11 breeding pairs	A1, B2

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Wooded steppe	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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