Watershed of Bel'skaya and Nugush rivers (Russia (European))

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Watershed of Bel'skaya and Nugush rivers

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	breeding	1999	2-3 breeding pairs	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	1999	2-4 breeding pairs	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1965	Peschera Shul'gan-Tash (Kapova)	Nature Monument	-
1986	Bashkiria	National Park	51
1986	Shulgan-Tash	Zapovednik	12
1997	Altyn-Solok	Zakaznik	50

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest, Wooded steppe	90
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	7
Wetlands (inland)		3

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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 23/11/2024.