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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	breeding	1997	50-1,000 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	1997	2-3 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	breeding	1997	10-12 breeding pairs	A1, B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	60
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	30
Shrubland	Scrub	4

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
unknown	70
agriculture	30

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Siniye mountains (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/siniye-mountains-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.