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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 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 (2001)	1,000–2,000 birds	B1i
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage (2001)	5,000–10,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (2001)	1,000–3,000 birds	B1i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage (2001)	30 birds	A1
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	passage (2001)	100–500 birds	B1i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Ozero Lyzshnoe	Nature Monument (III)	-
1995	Ozero Dikoe	Nature Monument (III)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	65	Humid grasslands
Forest	30	Mixed woodland
Wetlands (inland)	20	Fens, transition mires and springs; Standing freshwater
Artificial/Terrestrial	5

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
forestry	30
agriculture	25
tourism/recreation	20
fisheries/aquaculture	10
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Floodplain of Cheptsa river (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/floodplain-of-cheptsa-river-iba-russia-(european) on 25/12/2024.