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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
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (1997)	15,108 birds	A4i, B1i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage (1997)	43 birds	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Name Unknown, site No. V (Yaroslavskaya obl, Gavrilovo-Yamskiy rayon)	Zakaznik (IV)	3
1993	Ust'evskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	5

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	30	Scrub
Wetlands (inland)	30	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams
Forest	15	Alluvial and very wet forest
Grassland	15	Humid grasslands
Artificial/Terrestrial	5	Other urban and industrial areas; Arable land

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
nature conservation and research	100
tourism/recreation	20
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Flood-plain of Kotorosl' and Ust'e rivers (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/flood-plain-of-kotorosl-and-uste-rivers-iba-russia-(european) on 25/12/2024.