Flood-plain of Volga river between Gorodets and N.Novgorod (Russia (European))

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Flood-plain of Volga river between Gorodets and N.Novgorod

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
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	breeding	2004	90-110 breeding pairs	B2
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	2004	110-115 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
1984	Dubrava u g. Gorodtsa	Nature Monument	-
1984	Ozero Mescherskoe	Nature Monument	-

Local Conservation Groups

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

Name	Year formed
Bor department of Russian nature protection society	2005
NGO Club "Pink flamingo"	2005
Strochkovo middle school	2005
Youth tourist and excursion center in Balakhna	2005

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

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		44
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	40
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Sand dunes and beaches	16
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	21
forestry	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Flood-plain of Volga river between Gorodets and N.Novgorod (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/flood-plain-of-volga-river-between-gorodets-and-n.novgorod-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.