Valley of Khasaut river, mountains B.Bermamyt and M.Bermamyt (Russia (European)) IBA | Details

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Valley of Khasaut river, mountains B.Bermamyt and M.Bermamyt

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
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (1998)	1–4 pairs	B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding (1998)	2–4 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	very high	very low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	population	good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	2 / 2 (pairs)	100	good
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	9 / 16 (pairs)	57	poor
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	5 / 5 (pairs)	100	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole of population/area (>90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations)	very 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
-	Vykhody mineral'nykh istochnikov Kichi-Balykskie	Nature Monument (III)	-

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	60	Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Forest	25	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	15	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	70
agriculture	30

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Valley of Khasaut river, mountains B.Bermamyt and M.Bermamyt (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/valley-of-khasaut-river-mountains-b.bermamyt-and-m.bermamyt-iba-russia-(european) on 25/12/2024.