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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
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (1996)	500–15,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1996)	200 pairs	A1
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	breeding (1996)	100–150 pairs	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1996)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1968	Desnyansko-Zherinskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	<1
2001	Nerusso-Desnianskoe-Polesie	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	69

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	68	Humid grasslands
Wetlands (inland)	23	Fens, transition mires and springs; Rivers and streams; Standing freshwater
Forest	5	Alluvial and very wet forest

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	96
agriculture	34
tourism/recreation	20
not utilised	17

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Desna flood-plain near Trubchevsk (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/desna-flood-plain-near-trubchevsk-iba-russia-(european) on 26/12/2024.