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Yamantau mountain


Site description (2001 baseline):

Site location and context
Several rather high mountain ridges bisected by mountain rivers, located to the north-east of the town of Inzer.

Key biodiversity
The area contains a diverse range of bird species as it is located on the boundary of two biome zones: European taiga and Eastern Siberian taiga zones, with more mountainous parts show a characteristic species composition.Only data on European taiga species (A3) was included in the 4WBDB.

Habitat and land use
A typical taiga forest site with a number of characteristic species occurring.

Acknowledgements
The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yamantau mountain (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yamantau-mountain-iba-russia-(european) on 22/11/2024.