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Central Forest Biosphere Reserve and adjacent areas


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2000 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
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus VU passage 1994 20-200 individuals A1, B1i
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding 1995 40-70 breeding pairs A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Tsentral'no-Lesnoi (Sustainable Use Zone) Managed Resource Protected Area 45
1931 Tsentralno-Lesnoi Zapovednik 31
1985 Tsentral'nolesnoy UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 27
1985 Tsentral'no-Lesnoi (Buffer Zone) Buffer Zone (adjacent to Zapovednik) 12
1993 Fedorovskiy Zakaznik -
1993 Boloto Stulovskoe Zakaznik -
1993 Boloto Kat'kin Mokh Zakaznik -
1993 Boloto Demikhovskiy Mokh Zakaznik -

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland 82
Wetlands (inland) Raised bogs, Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams 12
Artificial/Terrestrial Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas 5
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 100
hunting 61
tourism/recreation 50
not utilised 33
forestry 13
other 7
agriculture 5
urban/industrial/transport 5


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Central Forest Biosphere Reserve and adjacent areas (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/central-forest-biosphere-reserve-and-adjacent-areas-iba-russia-(european) on 22/11/2024.