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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	winter (1999)	8,000–25,000 birds	B1i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1983	Mozdokskiy gorodskoj park Pobedy, Roscha	Nature Monument (III)	-
1992	Galjugaevkiy	Zakaznik (IV)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	51	Alluvial and very wet forest
Wetlands (inland)	43	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams
Artificial/Terrestrial	2	Other urban and industrial areas
Grassland	2	Humid grasslands
Shrubland	2	Scrub

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	80
forestry	51
rangeland/pastureland	3
fisheries/aquaculture	2
urban/industrial/transport	2

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Valley of Terek River (Mozdokski District) (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/valley-of-terek-river-(mozdokski-district)-iba-russia-(european) on 28/12/2024.