RU1093
Upper Voronezh forest


IBA Justification

Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007

Populations of IBA trigger species
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) of estimate Population at site IBA criteria triggered
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding 1997 50-300 breeding pairs A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU breeding 2004 1-3 breeding pairs A1
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus LC breeding 1997 5-8 breeding pairs B2
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius LC resident 2004 10-50 individuals B3

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Unikal'noe lesnoe nasazhdenie (Ranenburgskoe) Nature Monument 7 protected area overlaps with site 0
Spelyi smeshannyi sosnyak Nature Monument 9 protected area overlaps with site 0
Pojmennyje dubravy i uremy Nature Monument 23 protected area overlaps with site 0
Pojmennaya dubrava Nature Monument 27 protected area overlaps with site 0
Ozero Zalanskaya Luka Nature Monument 12 protected area contained by site 12
Ozero Krivetskaya Staritsa Nature Monument 2 protected area contained by site 2
Ozero Andreevskoe Nature Monument 24 protected area contained by site 24
Dobrovski Zakaznik 26,970 protected area contained by site 26,970
Devonskogo perioda paleozoyskoy ery Nizhnyaya melnica Nature Monument 1 protected area overlaps with site 0
Devonskogo perioda paleozoyskoy ery (Verhnyaya Melnica) Nature Monument 6 protected area overlaps with site 0
Boloto Sosnovka Nature Monument 7 protected area overlaps with site 0
Boloto Karasevka Nature Monument 4 protected area overlaps with site 0

Local Conservation Groups

The Local Conservation Groups below are working to support conservation at this IBA.

Name Year formed
Caretakers of Verkhnevoronezhski lesnoy massiv 2002
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Habitats

IUCN Habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest -
Grassland Humid grasslands -
Wetlands (inland) Fens, transition mires and springs -
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas -
For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
fisheries/aquaculture -
forestry -
hunting -
military -
nature conservation and research -
tourism/recreation -
urban/industrial/transport -
For further information about the land-use classification, please click here.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Upper Voronezh forest. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/1569 on 29/05/2023.