Key Biodiversity Areas

Zhestyanka (1639)
Russia (Central Asian), Central Asia

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesOtis tardaGreat BustardVU2000A1dlink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesCircus macrourusPallid HarrierLR/nt2000link-icon
AvesMelanocorypha yeltoniensisBlack LarkLR/lc2000link-icon
AvesTetrax tetraxLittle BustardLR/nt2000link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Zhestyanka. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 31, 2025.