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Bryansko-Zhizdrinskoye woodland


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 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
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix LC breeding (1998) 1,000 pairs B2
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding (1998) 1,250 pairs A1
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster LC breeding (1998) 50 pairs B2
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla LC breeding (1998) 800 pairs B2
Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor LC breeding (1998) 5,000 pairs B2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Reka Resseta i ee poima Nature Monument (III) 1
1993 Landshaft r. Vytebet' Nature Monument (III) 1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 53 Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Artificial/Terrestrial 15 Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas
Grassland 15 Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Shrubland 15 Scrub

Land use

Land use % of IBA
hunting 70
forestry 60
not utilised 50
urban/industrial/transport 15
agriculture 6


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bryansko-Zhizdrinskoye woodland (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bryansko-zhizdrinskoye-woodland-iba-russia-(european) on 25/12/2024.