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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
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	2001-2003	15,000-25,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	2001-2003	15,000-25,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	2001-2003	500-1,000 individuals	B1i
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	LC	breeding	2001-2003	270-290 breeding pairs	B3
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	breeding	2001-2003	150-180 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Mew Gull Larus canus	LC	breeding	2001-2003	850-1,100 breeding pairs	B2

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
-	Kaiskoe boloto	Nature Monument	13
-	Malogorskiy bor	Nature Monument	-
-	Valun Granitovyi	Nature Monument	-
-	Bylinskoe boloto	Nature Monument	1
-	Rogovskoe boloto	Nature Monument	-
1994	Bylina	Zakaznik	45

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest, Native coniferous woodland, Treeline ecotone	70
Wetlands (inland)	Fens, transition mires and springs, Raised bogs, Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater	18
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Other urban and industrial areas	10
Unknown		2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
nature conservation and research	71
forestry	major (>10)

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