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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	breeding	2006-2007	5-8 breeding pairs	A3
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	breeding	2006-2007	12-40 breeding pairs	A1, A3
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	passage	2006-2007	1,000 individuals	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	2001	2-3 breeding pairs	A1, A3
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	LC	breeding	2006	1 unknown	A3
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2006-2007	25 breeding pairs	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	moderate (70-90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable
Shrubland	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Desert	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Grassland	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Wetlands (inland)	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1975	Yangijurtovskiy	Zakaznik	53

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	24
Desert	Semidesert	20
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas, Highly improved re-seeded landscapes	16
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest, Treeline ecotone	16
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Fens, transition mires and springs, Standing brackish and salt water	16
Shrubland		15

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
nature conservation and research	60
rangeland/pastureland	50
forestry	45
agriculture	15
fisheries/aquaculture	1
urban/industrial/transport	1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yangiyurtovski reserve and Bakas fen (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yangiyurtovski-reserve-and-bakas-fen-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.