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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
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix	LC	resident (1991)	500–1,000 pairs	B2
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage (1996)	30,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (1996)	70,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage (1996)	1–1,000 birds	A1, A4i, B1i
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1996)	200 pairs	A1
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage (1996)	4,000–10,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Mew Gull Larus canus	LC	passage (1996)	20,000–40,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident (1991)	10–20 pairs	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1996)	50,000-99,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1975	Filatovskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	12
1991	Urochische Igumeniha	Nature Monument (III)	-
1991	Sosna, edinstvennoe derevo	Nature Monument (III)	-
1991	Sosna, edinstvennoe derevo	Nature Monument (III)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	69	Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Wetlands (inland)	40	Raised bogs; Fens, transition mires and springs; Water fringe vegetation
Artificial/Terrestrial	9	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	99
forestry	70
agriculture	8

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kargopol' area (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kargopol-area-iba-russia-(european) on 24/12/2024.