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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
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	breeding (1999)	2–3 pairs	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding (1999)	2–4 pairs	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1965	Peschera Shul'gan-Tash (Kapova)	Nature Monument (III)	-
1986	Bashkiria	National Park (II)	51
1986	Shulgan-Tash	Zapovednik (Ia)	12
1997	Altyn-Solok	Zakaznik (IV)	50

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	90	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest; Wooded steppe
Grassland	7	Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Wetlands (inland)	3

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Watershed of Bel'skaya and Nugush rivers (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/watershed-of-belskaya-and-nugush-rivers-iba-russia-(european) on 25/12/2024.