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Flood-plain of Oka river between the mouth of Klyaz'ma river and Dzerzhinsk


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus LC breeding (2004) 80–160 pairs B2
Little Tern Sternula albifrons LC breeding (2004) 89 pairs B2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1965 Territoriya Zhelnino-Pushkino-Seima Nature Monument (III) -
1984 Territoriya Krasnaya Gorka Nature Monument (III) -

Local Conservation Groups

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

Name Year formed
Ecological and biological center in Dzerjinsk 2005
For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 40
Wetlands (inland) 10 Rivers and streams
Grassland - Humid grasslands

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 50
nature conservation and research 18
forestry -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Flood-plain of Oka river between the mouth of Klyaz'ma river and Dzerzhinsk (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/flood-plain-of-oka-river-between-the-mouth-of-klyazma-river-and-dzerzhinsk-iba-russia-(european) on 23/12/2024.