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Kuplongskaya


IBA Justification

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
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix LC breeding 2003 700-800 females B2
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU breeding 2003 4-6 breeding pairs A1

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


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Zavolzh'e Nature Park 43,000 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Ozero Shordoer Nature Monument 20 protected area contained by site 20
Ozero Sham'yary Nature Monument 90 protected area contained by site 90
Ozero Malyi Mar'er Nature Monument 20 protected area contained by site 20
Ozero Luzh'yar Nature Monument 110 protected area contained by site 110
Ozero Lisichkino Nature Monument 30 protected area contained by site 30
Ozero Kum'yary Nature Monument 120 protected area contained by site 120
Ozero Bol'shoi Mar'er Nature Monument 120 protected area contained by site 120
Mar'erskiy Zakaznik 150 protected area contained by site 150
Kuplongskoe boloto Nature Monument 5 protected area contained by site 0
Boloto Sorochinskoe Nature Monument 150 protected area contained by site 150
Boloto Mar'erskoe Nature Monument 816 protected area contained by site 816
Boloto Bol'shoe Nature Monument 750 protected area contained by site 746

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Alluvial and very wet forest, Mixed woodland -
Wetlands (inland) Fens, transition mires and springs, Raised bogs, Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater -
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Other urban and industrial areas -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kuplongskaya. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kuplongskaya-iba-russia-(european) on 25/09/2023.