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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding (1995–1996)	4–8 pairs	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding (1992)	1–2 pairs	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1971	Shugurovskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	37
1972	Chershilinskaya surkovaya koloniya	Nature Monument (III)	-
1978	Reka Sheshma	Nature Monument (III)	2
2000	Stepnoi	Zakaznik (-)	3

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	30	Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands; Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Artificial/Terrestrial	29
Wetlands (inland)	2	Fens, transition mires and springs; Rivers and streams
Shrubland	1
Forest	major (>10)	Alluvial and very wet forest; Broadleaved deciduous woodland

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	30
rangeland/pastureland	30
forestry	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Shugurovskoye plateau (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/shugurovskoye-plateau-iba-russia-(european) on 25/12/2024.