Shcherbakovskaya bend of Volga river (Russia (European))

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Shcherbakovskaya bend of Volga river

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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

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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Stolbichi i scherbakovskiy sbros	Nature Monument	<1
-	Scherbakovskaya balka	Nature Monument	<1
1988	Urakova gora	Nature Monument	-
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 click here.

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas	40
Forest	Mixed woodland	30
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Humid grasslands	28
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		1
Wetlands (inland)		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 22/11/2024.