Sources of Kuma river (Russia (European)) IBA | Details

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Sources of Kuma river

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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (2006)	300 unknown	A1
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (2006)	4–6 pairs	A1

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 (2006) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2006	poor	high	very low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	poor

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	most of population/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations)	high

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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Skala Krepost' srednevekovaya	Nature Monument (III)	-

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	53	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland; Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Mesophile grasslands
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	25
Forest	20
Wetlands (inland)	2	Rivers and streams

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	40
not utilised	40
forestry	20

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sources of Kuma river (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sources-of-kuma-river-iba-russia-(european) on 27/12/2024.