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The site was identified as important in 2008 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	LC	breeding	2003	30 breeding pairs	A3
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa	LC	resident	2003	1 breeding pairs	A3
Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus	LC	breeding	2003	1 breeding pairs	A3
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla	LC	breeding	2003	300 breeding pairs	A3
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica	VU	breeding	2003	common	A3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2008).

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Uchastki pikhtovo-elovogo lesa po reke Pizhme	Nature Monument	590	protected area overlaps with site	0

The Local Conservation Groups listed below are working to support conservation at this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Administration of Pyzhemsky Zakaznik	2005

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Raised bogs	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Other urban and industrial areas	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pizhemski reserve. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pizhemski-reserve-iba-russia-(european) on 24/09/2023.