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Severo-donetskaya


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2000 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
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding 1998-1999 100-120 breeding pairs A1
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus LC breeding 1999 4-5 breeding pairs B2
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus VU breeding 1998-1999 30-50 breeding pairs A1

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Severodonetskiy Zakaznik 17,000 protected area contained by site 19,900

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Alluvial and very wet forest, Broadleaved deciduous woodland -
Shrubland -
Grassland Humid grasslands, Steppes and dry calcareous grassland -
Wetlands (inland) Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater -
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Ruderal land, Urban parks and gardens -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
rangeland/pastureland -
forestry -
hunting -
tourism/recreation -
urban/industrial/transport -
nature conservation and research -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Severo-donetskaya. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/severo-donetskaya-iba-russia-(european) on 28/09/2023.