Country/territory: Russia (European)
IBA criteria met: A1 (2000)
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Area: 23,520 ha
Site description (2001 baseline)
One of the largest forest tracts in Penza region.
Key biodiversity
Bird data was only collected from a few days of surveying, so is incomplete. Information from local hunters and literature shows that Aquila clanga has been present for many years.More research is needed.
Acknowledgements
The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bekovskoye forest (Russia (European)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bekovskoye-forest-iba-russia-(european) on 24/11/2024.