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The site was identified as important in 2008 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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2004	30-50 breeding pairs	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	2004	4 breeding pairs	A1
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	breeding	2004	12 breeding pairs	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Buninski Les	Zakaznik	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland	70
Grassland		20
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
forestry	70
rangeland/pastureland	20
agriculture	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Buninski forest (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/buninski-forest-iba-russia-(european) on 22/11/2024.