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Kaltasinski forest


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2007 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 153 breeding pairs A1
Great Snipe Gallinago media NT breeding 1998 52 breeding pairs A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU breeding 2004 7-8 breeding pairs A1, B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca VU breeding 1998 2 breeding pairs A1

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2007).


Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest -
Grassland Humid grasslands -
Wetlands (inland) Fens, transition mires and springs -
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
forestry -
hunting -
military -
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kaltasinski forest. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kaltasinski-forest-iba-russia-(european) on 06/12/2023.