Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2008 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | NT | passage | 2002-2007 | 1,000 individuals | A1 |
| Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | EN | breeding | 2002-2007 | 2-3 breeding pairs | A1 |
| Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga | VU | passage | 2002-2007 | 100 individuals | A1 |
| European Roller Coracias garrulus | LC | breeding | 2002-2007 | 20 breeding pairs | A1 |
| Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | breeding | 2002-2006 | 20-50 breeding pairs | A1 |
| Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | passage | 2002-2007 | 100 individuals | A1 |
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | breeding | 2001-2002 | 1 breeding pairs | B2 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2007 | near favourable | medium | negligible |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | habitat | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Shrubland | good (> 90%) | moderate (70-90%) | near favourable |
| Grassland | good (> 90%) | moderate (70-90%) | near favourable |
| Desert | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Transportation and service corridors | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | low |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
| Little/none of site covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | negligible |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Shrubland | 31 | |
| Desert | Semidesert | 30 |
| Grassland | Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Humid grasslands | 30 |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land | 6 |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | 3 | |
| Wetlands (inland) | Rivers and streams | 3 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| rangeland/pastureland | 90 |
| not utilised | 10 |
| hunting | 10 |
| agriculture | 5 |
| urban/industrial/transport | 1 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Shur-Dere and Rubas foothills (Russia (European)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/shur-dere-and-rubas-foothills-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.