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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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1996)	20–40 pairs	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding (1996)	3–4 pairs	A1, B2
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	breeding (1996)	3–5 pairs	B2
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding (1996)	5–10 pairs	A1, B2
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding (1996)	150–200 pairs	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Obrochnaya stat'ya 4	Nature Monument (III)	-
-	Obrochnaya stat'ya 4	Nature Monument (III)	-
1967	Ardatovskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	1
1983	Ozero Shirokoe	Nature Monument (III)	-
1983	Torfyanoe boloto GLF	Nature Monument (III)	-
1983	Uchastok lesa	Nature Monument (III)	-
1983	Urochische Shmelev prud	Nature Monument (III)	-

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

Name	Year formed
Caretaker of Poima reki Alatyr'	2005

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

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	37	Humid grasslands
Artificial/Terrestrial	30	Arable land; Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Other urban and industrial areas
Forest	20	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland
Wetlands (inland)	10	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Fens, transition mires and springs
Shrubland	5	Scrub

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	50
nature conservation and research	50
agriculture	28
forestry	25
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Flood-plain of Alatyr' river in vicinity of Ardatov (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/flood-plain-of-alatyr-river-in-vicinity-of-ardatov-iba-russia-(european) on 24/12/2024.