Izhevsk flood-plain of Oka river (Russia (European))

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Izhevsk flood-plain of Oka river

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	1996	1,000-1,500 individuals	B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1996	15,000-20,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1996	200-300 breeding pairs	A1
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	breeding	1996	150-300 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1996	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii

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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Ozero Terekhovskaya Tish'	Nature Monument	-
1987	Ryazansky	Zakaznik (Federal)	40

Local Conservation Groups

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

Name	Year formed
Caretaker of Izhevskaya poima Oki	2005

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

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Humid grasslands	70
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater, Fens, transition mires and springs	13
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	5
Unknown		5
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	4

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	67
agriculture	25
tourism/recreation	10

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Izhevsk flood-plain of Oka river (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/izhevsk-flood-plain-of-oka-river-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.