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Sochinsky National Park


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
Caucasian Snowcock Tetraogallus caucasicus LC resident (1999–2001) 8–10 males A2, A3
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi NT resident (2007) 150–200 males A1, A2, A3
Corncrake Crex crex LC passage (2007) 1,500–10,000 birds A1
Black Stork Ciconia nigra LC breeding (2007) 4–5 pairs B2
European Roller Coracias garrulus LC passage (2007) 30–50 birds A1
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus LC breeding (1982–2006) 30–50 pairs A3
Krueper's Nuthatch Sitta krueperi LC resident (2007) 2,000–3,000 pairs A1, B2
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria LC winter (1978–1992) 20–30 birds A3
Semi-collared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata LC breeding (2007) 300–500 pairs A1, B2
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris LC breeding (2003) 20–30 pairs A3

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 low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no habitat medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Forest good (>90%) moderate (70–90%) moderate
Shrubland good (>90%) good (>90%) good
Grassland good (>90%) good (>90%) good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Residential and commercial development 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%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation No management planning has taken place Some limited conservation initiatives are in place low

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Rododendrovyi uchastok Nature Monument (III) -
- Lesnye kul'tury duba probkovogo Nature Monument (III) -
- Dzykhrinskoe uschel'e Nature Monument (III) -
- Uschel'e Akhtsu Nature Monument (III) -
1924 Kavkazsky Zapovednik (Ia) 5
1978 Kavkazskiy UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) 5
1983 Sochinsky National Park (II) 75
1988 Alek-Atskiy uchastok Nature Monument (III) -
1988 Agurskie vodopady Nature Monument (III) -
1988 Tisso-samshitovaya roscha Nature Monument (III) -
1988 Nazarovskaya peschera Nature Monument (III) -
1988 Vorontsovskaya peschernaya sistema Nature Monument (III) -
1993 Sochinsky Zakaznik (Federal) (IV) 31

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 80 Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland
Grassland 10 Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland
Shrubland 6
Artificial/Terrestrial 1 Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Urban parks and gardens
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) 1 Scree & boulders
Wetlands (inland) 1 Rivers and streams

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 100
tourism/recreation 40
urban/industrial/transport 10
agriculture 5
rangeland/pastureland 5


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sochinsky National Park (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sochinsky-national-park-iba-russia-(european) on 23/12/2024.