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Cheremshanski Bay of Kuybyshev Reservoir


IBA Justification

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
Bean Goose Anser fabalis LC passage (1993) 100,000 birds A4i, B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons LC passage (1993) 100,000 birds A4i, B1i
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla LC resident (1995) 4–14 pairs A1, B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage (1993) 100,000-499,999 birds A4iii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Reliktovye lesa Nature Monument (III) -
1989 Ostrov Borok Nature Monument (III) <1
1990 Cheremshanskiy Zakaznik (IV) 4

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) 73 Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams
Forest 9 Mixed woodland; Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial 5 Arable land

Land use

Land use % of IBA
tourism/recreation 90
fisheries/aquaculture 68
hunting 10
forestry 8
agriculture 5
water management -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cheremshanski Bay of Kuybyshev Reservoir (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cheremshanski-bay-of-kuybyshev-reservoir-iba-russia-(european) on 26/12/2024.