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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 (1997–1999)	4–6 pairs	A1
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding (1999)	3–5 pairs	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Sloi belogrodni	Nature Monument (III)	-
1975	Mihajlovskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	34

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	60	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Forest	40	Broadleaved deciduous woodland

Land use	% of IBA
military	60
forestry	40
nature conservation and research	37

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