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Floodplain of Pjana river near village Sarga


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year[s] of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding (2004) 30–50 pairs A1
Great Snipe Gallinago media NT breeding (2004) 20 nests A1
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus NT breeding (2004) 2–4 pairs B2

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial 80
Forest 10
Wetlands (inland) 10

Land use

Land use % of IBA
rangeland/pastureland 80
not utilised 10


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Floodplain of Pjana river near village Sarga (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/floodplain-of-pjana-river-near-village-sarga-iba-russia-(european) on 14/12/2024.