Shcherbakovskaya bend of Volga river (Russia (European)) IBA | Details

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Shcherbakovskaya bend of Volga river

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	breeding (2004)	70–80 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	passage (2000–2001)	100–150 birds	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding (2004)	6–8 pairs	A1, B2
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	resident (2004)	8–10 pairs	A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding (1984–1986)	6–9 pairs	B2
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding (2004)	1–2 pairs	B2

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Scherbakovskaya balka	Nature Monument (III)	<1
-	Stolbichi i scherbakovskiy sbros	Nature Monument (III)	<1
1988	Urakova gora	Nature Monument (III)	-
2003	Shcherbakovski	National Park (-)	97

Local Conservation Groups

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Caretaker of Shcherbakovskaya izluchina Volgi	2004

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	40	Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas
Forest	30	Mixed woodland
Grassland	28	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	1
Wetlands (inland)	1

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
hunting	87
agriculture	65
tourism/recreation	54
forestry	30
urban/industrial/transport	2
other	2
fisheries/aquaculture	1

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Shcherbakovskaya bend of Volga river (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/shcherbakovskaya-bend-of-volga-river-iba-russia-(european) on 23/12/2024.