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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Stock Dove Columba oenas	LC	breeding (1997)	100–200 breeding pairs	B3
Common Woodpigeon Columba palumbus	LC	breeding (1997)	800–1,000 breeding pairs	B3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1997)	100–200 breeding pairs	A1
Eurasian Scops-owl Otus scops	LC	breeding (1997)	50–100 breeding pairs	B2
Tawny Owl Strix aluco	LC	resident (1997)	100–200 breeding pairs	B3
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding (1997)	2–5 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding (1997)	300–1,000 breeding pairs	B2
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding (1997)	450–500 breeding pairs	B2
Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina	LC	breeding (1997)	9,000–10,000 breeding pairs	B3
Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris	LC	breeding (1997)	1,500–1,800 breeding pairs	B3
River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis	LC	breeding (1997)	1,500–1,700 breeding pairs	B3
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin	LC	breeding (1997)	17,000–18,000 breeding pairs	B3
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus	LC	breeding (1997)	2,500–2,700 breeding pairs	B3
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos	LC	breeding (1997)	2,500–3,000 breeding pairs	B3
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata	LC	breeding (1997)	20,000–21,000 breeding pairs	B2
Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia	LC	breeding (1997)	1,500–2,000 breeding pairs	B3
European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca	LC	breeding (1997)	20,000–22,000 breeding pairs	B3
European Greenfinch Chloris chloris	LC	breeding (1997)	5,000–6,000 breeding pairs	B3
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding (1997)	50–100 breeding pairs	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Dendrosad Borles	Nature Monument (III)	-
-	Urochische Kamennoe	Nature Monument (III)	-
-	Urochische Mar'in pupok	Nature Monument (III)	-
-	Osinnik v istokakh r. Lozovki	Nature Monument (III)	-
1980	Trehsotletnie sosny	Nature Monument (III)	-
1980	Urochische Losinaya pristan'	Nature Monument (III)	-
1983	Neprikskiy borok	Nature Monument (III)	-
1989	Kutulukskaya dubrava	Nature Monument (III)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	80	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Artificial/Terrestrial	10	Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas
Wetlands (inland)	10	Fens, transition mires and springs; Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	90
agriculture	4
not utilised	4
urban/industrial/transport	3

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Buzulukski forest (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/buzulukski-forest-iba-russia-(european) on 18/01/2025.