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

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
1975	Filatovskiy	Zakaznik	12
1991	Sosna, edinstvennoe derevo	Nature Monument	-
1991	Urochische Igumeniha	Nature Monument	-
1991	Sosna, edinstvennoe derevo	Nature Monument	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	69
Wetlands (inland)	Raised bogs, Fens, transition mires and springs, Water fringe vegetation	40
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	9

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 22/11/2024.