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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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	breeding (1988)	100–300 pairs	B1i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage (1988)	10–20 birds	A1
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	breeding (1989)	150–5,000 pairs	A4i, B1i, B3
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	passage (1989)	300–16,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	passage (1989)	8,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Garganey Spatula querquedula	LC	passage (1989)	500–50,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	breeding (1989)	500–1,500 pairs	B1i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	passage (1989)	1,400–31,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	breeding (1989)	1,000–5,000 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	passage (1989)	1,000–10,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	breeding (1989)	15,000–100,000 pairs	A4i, B1i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	passage (1989)	30,000–200,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	breeding (1989)	2,000–10,000 pairs	A4i, B1i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	passage (1989)	5,500–27,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	passage (1988)	20–1,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	passage (1995)	500–10,000 birds	A4i, B1i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1963	Kamsko-Ikskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	19
1972	Igimskiy bor	Nature Monument (III)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	41	Humid grasslands
Wetlands (inland)	39	Standing freshwater
Shrubland	20	Scrub
Forest	-	Alluvial and very wet forest; Native coniferous woodland

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	60
fisheries/aquaculture	39
nature conservation and research	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kamsko-Ikski area (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kamsko-ikski-area-iba-russia-(european) on 23/12/2024.