Shur-Dere and Rubas foothills (Russia (European)) IBA | Details

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Shur-Dere and Rubas foothills

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	passage (2002–2007)	1,000 birds	A1
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (2002–2007)	2–3 pairs	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	passage (2002–2007)	100 birds	A1
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding (2002–2007)	20 pairs	A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding (2002–2006)	20–50 pairs	A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage (2002–2007)	100 birds	A1
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding (2001–2002)	1 pairs	B2

IBA Conservation

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	moderate	medium	very low
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%)	moderate
Grassland	good (>90%)	moderate (70–90%)	moderate
Desert	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations)	low
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	few individuals/small area (<10%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	very low

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	31
Desert	30	Semidesert
Grassland	30	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands
Artificial/Terrestrial	6	Arable land
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	3
Wetlands (inland)	3	Rivers and streams

Land use

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 25/12/2024.