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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 important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus LC breeding 2004 80-160 breeding pairs B2
Little Tern Sternula albifrons LC breeding 2004 89 breeding pairs B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1965 Territoriya Zhelnino-Pushkino-Seima Nature Monument -
1984 Territoriya Krasnaya Gorka Nature Monument -

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 click here.

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest 40
Wetlands (inland) Rivers and streams 10
Grassland Humid grasslands -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.