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Bryansko-Zhizdrinskoye woodland


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix LC breeding 1998 1,000 breeding pairs B2
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding 1998 1,250 breeding pairs A1
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster LC breeding 1998 50 breeding pairs B2
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla LC breeding 1998 800 breeding pairs B2
Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor LC breeding 1998 5,000 breeding pairs B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Reka Resseta i ee poima Nature Monument 1
1993 Landshaft r. Vytebet' Nature Monument 1

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest 53
Artificial/Terrestrial Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas 15
Grassland Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands 15
Shrubland Scrub 15
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.