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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	1993	15-20 individuals	A1
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1995	1,500-2,500 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	breeding	1995	200-300 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	-	20,000 individuals	A4iii

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Vostochno-Il'menskiy	Zakaznik	9,463	protected area overlaps with site	9,463
Valun Siniy kamen'	Nature Monument	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Siversov kanal	Nature Monument	15	protected area overlaps with site	0
Proletarskie dubravy	Nature Monument	638	protected area contained by site	0
Novgorodski Zakaznik	Zapovednik	8,600	protected area overlaps with site	8,600
Nil'skie dubravy	Nature Monument	115	protected area overlaps with site	0
Geologicheskiy pamyatnik	Nature Monument	499	protected area overlaps with site	0
Bronnitskie dubravy	Nature Monument	340	protected area overlaps with site	0
Borkovskie dubravy	Nature Monument	469	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Fens, transition mires and springs	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Other urban and industrial areas	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lake Il'men and adjoining marshy plain. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 06/06/2020.