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Gorodishchenski forest


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus LC breeding (1996) 2–3 pairs B2

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 75 Alluvial and very wet forest; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland
Grassland 20 Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Shrubland 5 Scrub

Land use

Land use % of IBA
hunting 100
forestry 80
agriculture 20


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gorodishchenski forest (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gorodishchenski-forest-iba-russia-(european) on 23/12/2024.