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

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1963	Kamsko-Ikskiy	Zakaznik	19
1972	Igimskiy bor	Nature Monument	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Humid grasslands	41
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	39
Shrubland	Scrub	20
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest, Native coniferous woodland	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.