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Site description (2001 baseline):
Site location and context
Large area on the boundaries of Yaroslavl and Kostroma regions covered by artificial reservoir. Meadows and forest surrounding reserviour are flooded in the spring period.
In total as minimum 24500 water birds of about 35 species are passing through area in spring.
The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Flood-plain of Kostroma river (Russia (European)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/flood-plain-of-kostroma-river-iba-russia-(european) on 26/12/2024.
