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Flood-plain of Tobol river between mouths of the Uya and Ubagan rivers


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2005 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
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis LC breeding 2000 50-200 breeding pairs A4i
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding 2000 50-70 breeding pairs A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Urochische u Yara Nature Monument -
- Chudo-Derevo Nature Monument -
1976 Proryvinskiy Zakaznik 49
1984 Kurgansky Zakaznik -
1985 Kurgansky Zakaznik (Federal) 31

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Grassland Humid 50
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land 20
Wetlands (inland) Standing fresh water, Temporary water bodies 11
Forest Flood-plain 10
Shrubland 10
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
hunting 100
rangeland/pastureland 60
agriculture 40
tourism/recreation 10


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Flood-plain of Tobol river between mouths of the Uya and Ubagan rivers (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/flood-plain-of-tobol-river-between-mouths-of-the-uya-and-ubagan-rivers-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 23/11/2024.