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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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1996)	500–1,000 pairs	A1, B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding (1996)	1–3 pairs	A1, B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Ozero Dubovoe 1 & 2	Nature Monument (III)	-
1974	Ozero Bol'shaya Inerka	Nature Monument (III)	-
1983	Ozero Inorka	Nature Monument (III)	-
1983	Uchastok sosnovogo lesa	Nature Monument (III)	-
1995	Smolny	National Park (II)	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 visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

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

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 25/12/2024.