The site was identified as important 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 List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Great Bustard Otis tarda | EN | breeding | 2003 | 91 individuals | A1, B2 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.
Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
---|---|---|
Artificial/Terrestrial | 75 | |
Grassland | 5 |
Land use | % of IBA |
---|---|
hunting | 100 |
agriculture | 80 |
not utilised | 16 |
forestry | 3 |
urban/industrial/transport | 2 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Steppes in the vicinity of Zeleni Dol village (Russia (European)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/steppes-in-the-vicinity-of-zeleni-dol-village-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.