Forests and bogs in the lower reaches of Bol'shaya Kaksha river (Russia (European))

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Forests and bogs in the lower reaches of Bol'shaya Kaksha river

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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	2004	30-40 males	A1

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

Local Conservation Groups

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

Name	Year formed
Makariev middle school in Vetluga district	2005
Vetluga hunting control department	2005
Vetluga middle school	2005

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

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	95
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	30
urban/industrial/transport	5
forestry	major (>10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Forests and bogs in the lower reaches of Bol'shaya Kaksha river (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/forests-and-bogs-in-the-lower-reaches-of-bolshaya-kaksha-river-iba-russia-(european) on 22/11/2024.