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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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage (2004)	10,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (2004)	250–400 males	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	breeding (2004)	2 pairs	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1968	Muromsky	Zakaznik (Federal) (IV)	65
1969	Vachskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	20
1976	Ozero Visha	Nature Monument (III)	-
1977	Torfyanoe mestorozhdenie Svyat	Nature Monument (III)	-
1994	Uchastok lesa po sklonu korennogo berega r. Oki mezhdu d.Sapun i pristan'ju Pozhoga	Nature Monument (III)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	66	Native coniferous woodland; Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	33
urban/industrial/transport	1
nature conservation and research	1
forestry	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Flood-plain of Oka river in Vachski district of North Novgorod region and adjacent areas of Vladimir region (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/flood-plain-of-oka-river-in-vachski-district-of-north-novgorod-region-and-adjacent-areas-of-vladimir-region-iba-russia-(european) on 26/12/2024.