Valley of Bashlychai river (Russia (European))

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Valley of Bashlychai river

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	non-breeding	2003-2006	1-5 individuals	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	passage	2003-2006	50 individuals	A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	2006-2007	35-50 breeding pairs	A1

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

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	unfavourable	very high	negligible
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	population	good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	80	35	breeding pairs	44	unfavourable
Rosy Starling Pastor roseus	1,000	50	breeding pairs	5	not assessed

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Residential and commercial development	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible 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
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	60
Desert	Semidesert	20
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Urban parks and gardens	12
Shrubland		10
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders	1
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
rangeland/pastureland	90
agriculture	10
urban/industrial/transport	1

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Valley of Bashlychai river (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/valley-of-bashlychai-river-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.