Data Zone
Country/territory: Russia (European)
IBA Criteria met: A4iii, B1i (2000)
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Area: 73,160 ha
Protection status:
Site description
Large area on the boundaries of Yaroslavl and Kostroma regions covered by artificial reservoir. Meadows and forest surrounding reserviour are flooded in the spring period.
Key biodiversity
In total as minimum 24500 water birds of about 35 species are passing through area in spring.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Flood-plain of Kostroma river. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 19/02/2020.
