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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage (1994)	20–200 birds	A1, B1i
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1995)	40–70 pairs	A1

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

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

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

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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 25/12/2024.