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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2006 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
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	breeding (2002)	present	A3
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	resident (2002)	present	A3
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	breeding (2002)	present	A3
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	breeding (2002)	50–200 pairs	A3
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla	LC	breeding (2002)	present	A3
Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera	LC	breeding (2002)	present	A3
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica	VU	breeding (2002)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Sredninsky bor	Zakaznik (-)	20
1992	Sredninskiy bor	Zakaznik (IV)	14

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	80	Standing fresh water; Rivers & streams
Forest	20	Native coniferous; Mixed

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	90
fisheries/aquaculture	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Istochnoye, Sredneye and Schuch'ye lakes (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/istochnoye-sredneye-and-schuchye-lakes-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 23/12/2024.