Key Biodiversity Areas

Insaro-Kovylkinski (1604)
Russia (Central Asian), Central Asia

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Insaro-Kovylkinsk
Central coordinates: Latitude: 53.8208, Longitude: 44.0667
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 192 to 259
Area of KBA (km2): 340.68063
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Site description: An area of hilly pasture covered in scrub and small forests.
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 53°49'15'N 44°3'60'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 34070 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 (80%) | forestry (10%) | hunting (95%) | urban/industrial/transport (8%)
IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Forest15
Artificial - Terrestrial67
Grassland15

Additional information


References: A.S.Lapshin, E.V.Lysenkov
Contributors: The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).