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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
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	breeding	2004	43 individuals	A1

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	85
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	3

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
agriculture	90
forestry	1
urban/industrial/transport	1
not utilised	1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yasnaya Polyana site (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yasnaya-polyana-site-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.