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Floodplain of Pjana river near village Sarga


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 2004 30-50 breeding pairs A1
Great Snipe Gallinago media NT breeding 2004 20 nests A1
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus NT breeding 2004 2-4 breeding pairs B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial 80
Forest 10
Wetlands (inland) 10
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.