Central Meschera lake system (Russia (European))

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Central Meschera lake system

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2007 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	1995-1996	100-150 breeding pairs	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Boloto Pyshnitsa	Zakaznik	-
-	Boloto Maloe Zhab'e	Zakaznik	-
-	Koloniya obyknovennykh chaek	Zakaznik	-
1974	Ozero Martynovskoe	Nature Monument	-
1974	Ozero Sokorevo	Nature Monument	-
1974	Ozero Ivankovskoe	Nature Monument	-
1974	Ozero Beloe	Nature Monument	-
1977	Ozero Belen'koe	Nature Monument	-
1983	Boloto Davydkovskaya Omshara	Zakaznik	-
1992	Meschersky	National Park	8
1992	Meschera	National Park	17
1992	Ozera Imles i Dubovoe s zabolochennymi beregami	Zakaznik	3
1994	Oka & Pra River Floodplains	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	50

Local Conservation Groups

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Caretaker of Tsentral'no-Meshcherskaya ozernaya sistema	2005

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	64
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	25
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land	8

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
tourism/recreation	50
fisheries/aquaculture	40
not utilised	30
forestry	25
agriculture	11

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Central Meschera lake system (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/central-meschera-lake-system-iba-russia-(european) on 22/11/2024.