Flood-plain of Lukh river between Lukh and Myt villages (Russia (European))

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Flood-plain of Lukh river between Lukh and Myt villages

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2009 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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1999	50-100 breeding pairs	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	breeding	1999-2005	2-3 breeding pairs	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Dolina r. Lukh	Nature Monument	-

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Humid grasslands	30
Wetlands (inland)	Fens, transition mires and springs, Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater	30
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	20
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest, Mixed woodland	20

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Flood-plain of Lukh river between Lukh and Myt villages (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/flood-plain-of-lukh-river-between-lukh-and-myt-villages-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.