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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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1996)	30 pairs	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter (1994)	10 birds	A1
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	resident (1996)	3–5 pairs	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1935	Khopersky	Zapovednik (Ia)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	84	Alluvial and very wet forest
Wetlands (inland)	10	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams
Artificial/Terrestrial	5	Forestry plantations
Grassland	4	Humid grasslands

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Khoper Nature Reserve (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/khoper-nature-reserve-iba-russia-(european) on 25/12/2024.