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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2006 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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (2003)	210–320 pairs	A1
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding (2003)	20–33 pairs	A4i
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	breeding (2003)	2 pairs	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Legostaevskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	6
2000	Berdskie skaly	Nature Monument (III)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	59
Artificial/Terrestrial	33
Grassland	7
Wetlands (inland)	1

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	58
tourism/recreation	2

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Valley of the Berd' river (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/valley-of-the-berd-river-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 25/12/2024.