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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 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 (2005)	100–200 pairs	A1
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding (1997)	5 pairs	B2
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis	LC	breeding (2005)	1,000–2,000 pairs	B3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1992	Kaluzhskie Zaseki / Buffer Zone	Buffer Zone (adjacent to Zapovednik) (VI)	39
1992	Kaluzhskie Zaseki	Zapovednik (Ia)	35
1993	Landshaft r. Vytebet'	Nature Monument (III)	<1

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

Name	Year formed
Administration of Nature Reserve "Kaluzhskiye Zaseki"	2005

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	80	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Artificial/Terrestrial	31	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land; Forestry plantations; Urban parks and gardens; Other urban and industrial areas
Grassland	15	Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Shrubland	15	Scrub
Wetlands (inland)	4	Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	50
nature conservation and research	46
forestry	40
agriculture	25

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kaluzhskiye Zaseki Nature Reserve (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kaluzhskiye-zaseki-nature-reserve-iba-russia-(european) on 28/12/2024.