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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	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 breeding 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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2006) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Sredninsky bor	Zakaznik	20
1992	Sredninskiy bor	Zakaznik	14

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing fresh water, Rivers & streams	80
Forest	Native coniferous, Mixed	20

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 22/11/2024.