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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2006 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
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	breeding (2002)	present	A3
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	breeding (2002)	present	A3
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	breeding (2002)	20–50 pairs	A3
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	breeding (2002)	present	A3
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	breeding (2002)	100–200 pairs	A3
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus	LC	breeding (2002)	present	A3
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	LC	breeding (2002)	present	A3
Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus	LC	breeding (2002)	present	A3
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla	LC	breeding (2002)	present	A3
Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola	CR	breeding (2002)	17–35 pairs	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1983	Ozero Dikoe	Nature Monument (III)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	55	Standing fresh water; Raised bogs
Forest	45	Mixed

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dikoye and Epanchino lakes (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dikoye-and-epanchino-lakes-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 23/12/2024.