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Forests and wetlands in the valley of the Nuzhma river


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2009 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 2006-2007 60-100 breeding pairs A1
Little Tern Sternula albifrons LC breeding 2006-2007 218-235 breeding pairs B1i, B2
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU breeding 2006-2007 1-2 breeding pairs A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1975 Boloto Njuzhemskoe-1 Nature Monument -

Local Conservation Groups

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

Name Year formed
Bor department of Russian nature protection society 2005
For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest 80
Wetlands (inland) Rivers and streams 15
Artificial/Terrestrial 4
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 8
forestry -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Forests and wetlands in the valley of the Nuzhma river (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/forests-and-wetlands-in-the-valley-of-the-nuzhma-river-iba-russia-(european) on 26/11/2024.