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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Caucasian Snowcock Tetraogallus caucasicus	LC	resident	1981-1997	3-6 breeding pairs	A2, A3
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	NT	resident	2007	3 breeding pairs	A2, A3
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	resident	2007	3 breeding pairs	B2
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	breeding	2007	present	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	resident	2007	2 breeding pairs	A3
White-winged Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus	LC	resident	1981-1997	2-6 breeding pairs	A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	breeding	2007	present	A3
Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla	LC	resident	1981-1997	3-12 breeding pairs	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Grassland	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Forest	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Oblepihovaya roscha v Targimskoj kotlovine	Nature Monument	-
-	Uchastok bukovo-grabov.lesa v uschel'e reki Assa s podleskom iz cherniki kavkazskoj	Nature Monument	-
-	Lesnoj massiv u s. Targim i vdol' reki Thabahro (Torgim)	Nature Monument	-
1971	Ingushsky	Zakaznik (Federal)	100
2000	Erzi	Zapovednik	3

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	40
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest, Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland	36
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		15
Shrubland		7
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
hunting	95
rangeland/pastureland	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Targimskaya intermountain (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/targimskaya-intermountain-iba-russia-(european) on 22/11/2024.