Faustovo flood-plains of Moscow river (Russia (European))

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Faustovo flood-plains of Moscow river

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
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	breeding	1998	220 breeding pairs	B2

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
1986	Moskvoretskiy poimennyi	Zakaznik	19

Local Conservation Groups

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

Name	Year formed
Caretaker of Faustovskoye rashireniye poimy reki Moskvy	2005

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

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Humid grasslands	50
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land	33
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams	14
Shrubland	Scrub	2
Forest	Mixed woodland	1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
nature conservation and research	24
agriculture	23
fisheries/aquaculture	10
water management	2

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Faustovo flood-plains of Moscow river (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/faustovo-flood-plains-of-moscow-river-iba-russia-(european) on 29/11/2024.