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Flood-plain of Iput' river in vicinity of Kholevichami


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Bean Goose Anser fabalis LC passage 1996 3,000 individuals B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons LC passage 1996 5,000-15,000 individuals A4i, B1i
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding 1996 30-50 breeding pairs A1
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa NT breeding 1996 50-100 breeding pairs B2
Common Redshank Tringa totanus LC breeding 1996 50-100 breeding pairs B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage 1996 min 20,000 individuals A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Grassland Humid grasslands 60
Shrubland Scrub 50
Wetlands (inland) Fens, transition mires and springs, Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater 30
Forest Alluvial and very wet forest 7
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 60
not utilised 30
forestry 7


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Flood-plain of Iput' river in vicinity of Kholevichami (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/flood-plain-of-iput-river-in-vicinity-of-kholevichami-iba-russia-(european) on 22/11/2024.