RU1478
Agriculture lands of south and east of Novouzenski district


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons LC passage (1985–1997) 70,000 birds A4i, B1i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus VU passage (1996) 30 birds A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage (1998) 40,000 birds A4iii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Kul'tjuk Gniloi Nature Monument (III) -
- Limany Zarya, Bolshoi, Krutoi, Urusov Nature Monument (III) -

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial 75 Arable land; Highly improved re-seeded landscapes
Grassland 20 Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Wetlands (inland) 5 Rivers and streams; Standing freshwater

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 70
rangeland/pastureland 25


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Agriculture lands of south and east of Novouzenski district (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/agriculture-lands-of-south-and-east-of-novouzenski-district-iba-russia-(european) on 25/12/2024.