Flood-plain of Sura river (Russia (European))

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Flood-plain of Sura river

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1996	150-200 breeding pairs	A1

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
-	Bol'shebereznyakovskiy	Zakaznik	6
-	Ozero Chevan' Aer'ke	Nature Monument	-
1967	Dubenskiy	Zakaznik	9
1973	Kochkurovskiy	Zakaznik	2
1974	Simkinskiy landshaftny zakaznik	Nature Monument	-
1974	Ozero Pleten' vil'ge	Nature Monument	-
1979	Uchastok lesa	Nature Monument	-
1979	Torfyanoe boloto	Nature Monument	-
1979	Torfyanoe boloto Svetloe	Nature Monument	-
1983	Sabajevskoe boloto	Nature Monument	-
1983	Torfyanoe boloto	Nature Monument	-
1983	Torfyanoe boloto U kordona	Nature Monument	-

Local Conservation Groups

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

Name	Year formed
Biological department of Mordovia univesity	2006

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	78
Grassland	Humid grasslands	30
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Fens, transition mires and springs, Rivers and streams	15
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	8
Shrubland		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	60
agriculture	34
hunting	28
nature conservation and research	25
not utilised	10

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Flood-plain of Sura river (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/flood-plain-of-sura-river-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.