Verkhnechegemskaya depression (Russia (European)) IBA | Details

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Verkhnechegemskaya depression

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
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding (2006)	3–5 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	not assessed	not assessed	very low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	poor

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

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	56	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland; Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	25
Artificial/Terrestrial	9	Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas
Wetlands (inland)	7	Raised bogs; Rivers and streams
Forest	3

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	55
not utilised	33
urban/industrial/transport	7
tourism/recreation	5
forestry	3
agriculture	2

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Verkhnechegemskaya depression (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/verkhnechegemskaya-depression-iba-russia-(european) on 25/12/2024.