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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
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix	LC	breeding	2005	6,000-12,000 breeding pairs	B2
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	resident	2005	600-1,100 breeding pairs	B2
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	1999-2004	15,000-20,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	1999-2004	10,000-15,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1999-2004	20,000-30,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	2005	85-200 individuals	A1
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	passage	2005	12,000-15,000 individuals	B1i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	passage	1999-2004	9,000-15,000 individuals	B1i
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2005	1,500-2,000 breeding pairs	A1
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1998-2000	545-800 individuals	B1i
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	2005	115-130 adults	B2
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis	LC	breeding	2005	10,000-30,000 breeding pairs	B2
Collared Sand Martin Riparia riparia	LC	breeding	2005	20,000-25,000 breeding pairs	B1iii, B2
Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia	LC	breeding	2005	25,000-30,000 breeding pairs	B3
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis	LC	breeding	2005	13,000-15,000 breeding pairs	B3
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra	LC	breeding	2005	3,000-4,000 breeding pairs	B3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1999	50,000-99,999 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

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

Name	Year formed
Youth ecological union in Chuvashia	2005

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest, Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland	65
Wetlands (inland)	Fens, transition mires and springs, Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater	14
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Other urban and industrial areas	12
Grassland	Humid grasslands	7
Shrubland	Scrub	2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	83
forestry	65
agriculture	11
rangeland/pastureland	9
fisheries/aquaculture	6
urban/industrial/transport	1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Flood-plain of Algashka river (Kirsko-Algashinskaya) (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/flood-plain-of-algashka-river-(kirsko-algashinskaya)-iba-russia-(european) on 22/11/2024.