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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding (1999)	50–150 pairs	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Poima Dona	Zakaznik (IV)	35
1980	Bugrovskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	32

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

Name	Year formed
Caretaker of Dono-Donetskoye zaimishche	2002

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	40	Humid grasslands; Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Artificial/Terrestrial	35	Arable land
Forest	20
Wetlands (inland)	5	Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	75
nature conservation and research	50
forestry	20
fisheries/aquaculture	5
tourism/recreation	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dono-Donetskoye flood-plain (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dono-donetskoye-flood-plain-iba-russia-(european) on 27/12/2024.