Teberdinski Nature Reserve (1489)
Russia (Central Asian), Central Asia

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed

Year of last assessment: 2009

National site name: Teberdinski Zapovednik

Central coordinates: Latitude: 43.4578, Longitude: 41.3164

System: freshwater, terrestrial

Elevation (m): 1260 to 4047

Area of KBA (km²): 843.326

Protected area coverage (%): 0.53

KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD

Legacy site: Yes

Site details

Site description: The upper reaches of the river Teberda on the northern slopes of Bolshoi Caucasus.

Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas)

Additional biodiversity: This area is also a bottleneck for many raptors - certainly more then 3000 in total, but no special counts have been made.

Delineation rationale: 2009-08-20 (BL Secretariat): IBA area changed from 85,000 ha to 85,064 ha (following RBCU spreadsheet of changes that need making). 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 43°27'28'N 41°18'59'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 85064 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

Summary of habitats in KBA: Habitats comprising large glaciers, alpine meadows and mountain forests.

Land use: nature conservation and research (100%)

IUCN Habitat	Coverage %	Habitat detail
Grassland	65
Forest	34

Threats

Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Threat level 3	Timing
Human intrusions & disturbance	Recreational activities		Ongoing

Additional information

References: V.M.Polivanov