Floodplain of Ural and Kindeli rivers (Russia (European))

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Floodplain of Ural and Kindeli rivers

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2000 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	1999	50-70 breeding pairs	A1
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding	1999	80-100 breeding pairs	B3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	50
Grassland	Humid grasslands	45
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
fisheries/aquaculture	100
forestry	50

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Floodplain of Ural and Kindeli rivers (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/floodplain-of-ural-and-kindeli-rivers-iba-russia-(european) on 22/11/2024.