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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	1996	500-1,000 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	1996	1-3 breeding pairs	A1, B2

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Ozero Dubovoe 1 & 2	Nature Monument	-
1974	Ozero Bol'shaya Inerka	Nature Monument	-
1983	Uchastok sosnovogo lesa	Nature Monument	-
1983	Ozero Inorka	Nature Monument	-
1995	Smolny	National Park	6

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

Name	Year formed
Caretakers of Ichalkovski	2002
National park Smol'nii	2006

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Humid grasslands	60
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland	20
Shrubland	Scrub	17
Artificial/Terrestrial	Other urban and industrial areas	3

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	30
nature conservation and research	8

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ichalkovski (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ichalkovski-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.