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

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Flood-plain of Vad 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	1998	100-150 breeding pairs	A1
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	breeding	1998	300-400 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, 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
1969	Zubovopolyanskiy	Zakaznik	18
1974	Ozero Imarka	Nature Monument	-
1983	Torfyanoe boloto Bol'shoe	Nature Monument	-
1983	Uchastok lesa	Nature Monument	-
1983	Uchastok zabolochennogo lesa	Nature Monument	-
1994	Opolzen' Koshel'-gora	Nature Monument	-

Local Conservation Groups

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

Name	Year formed
Caretaker of Poima reki Vad	2005

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, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	83
Grassland	Humid grasslands	10
Wetlands (inland)		4
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas	2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	90
hunting	80
nature conservation and research	17
not utilised	15
agriculture	7
urban/industrial/transport	3

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