Watershed of the Mulym'ya and Bolshoy Tap rivers (Russia (Central Asian))

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Watershed of the Mulym'ya and Bolshoy Tap rivers

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	breeding	2004	300-2,000 breeding pairs	A3
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	resident	2004	100-400 breeding pairs	A3
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	breeding	2004	6-12 breeding pairs	A3
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	breeding	2004	80-600 breeding pairs	A4i
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	breeding	2004	600 breeding pairs	A3
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	VU	breeding	2004	12-20 breeding pairs	A3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2004	20-140 breeding pairs	A1
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	breeding	2004	200-1,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta	LC	breeding	2004	3-8 breeding pairs	A3
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	breeding	2004	20-50 breeding pairs	A1
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus	LC	breeding	2004	20-80 breeding pairs	A3
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	LC	breeding	2004	30-100 breeding pairs	A3
Northern Hawk-owl Surnia ulula	LC	breeding	2004	4-8 breeding pairs	A3
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa	LC	breeding	2004	8-12 breeding pairs	A3
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	breeding	2004	1-3 breeding pairs	A1
Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus	LC	breeding	2004	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2006) may differ.

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		70
Forest		22
Artificial/Terrestrial		5
Grassland		3

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	20
fisheries/aquaculture	18
tourism/recreation	10
forestry	8
urban/industrial/transport	7

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Watershed of the Mulym'ya and Bolshoy Tap rivers (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/watershed-of-the-mulymya-and-bolshoy-tap-rivers-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 22/11/2024.