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Shaitan-Tau ridge


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus LC breeding (1997) 5 pairs B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca VU breeding (1997) 11 pairs A1, B2

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 100 Wooded steppe


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 25/12/2024.