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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (1998)	5–10 pairs	B2

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	5 / 5 (pairs)	100	good
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	1 / 6 (pairs)	17	not assessed
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	4 / 4 (pairs)	100	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% 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	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Kan'on reki Bol'shoi Zelenchuk	Nature Monument (III)	-
-	Lugovaya step' na vostochnom sklone gory Shissae (Dzhissa)	Nature Monument (III)	-
-	Subal'piyiskiy lug na gore Shissae (Dzhissa)	Nature Monument (III)	-
1978	Peschera na gore Dzhissa	Nature Monument (III)	-
1988	Skala Pervoe Okno	Nature Monument (III)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	80	Mesophile grasslands; Humid grasslands
Forest	10	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	10

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	65
not utilised	40

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Skalisti ridge between Urup and Maly Zelenchuk rivers (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/skalisti-ridge-between-urup-and-maly-zelenchuk-rivers-iba-russia-(european) on 27/12/2024.