Manoilinskaya steppe (12570)
Russia (Central Asian), Central Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2007
National site name: Manoilinskaya step'
Central coordinates: Latitude: 49.1308, Longitude: 43.1089
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 110 to 224
Area of KBA (km2): 493.62496
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Agricultural lands most part of which are not used during last 10 years. As a result sites used for nesting by bustards (Great and Little) and some raptors. Some patches of dry steppes still exists on the slopes of river valleys.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Delineation rationale: 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 49°7'51'N 43°6'32'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 49364 ha (rounded), on basis of refined polygon downloaded from Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (100%) | not utilised (80%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 80 | |
| Shrubland | 5 | |
| Grassland | 15 |
Additional information
References: V.F.Chernobai, S.A.Bukreev, E.N.Sokhina, O.N.Belitskaya
Contributors: The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).