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Khvalynski National Park


IBA Justification

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
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca VU breeding (1996) 3 pairs A1, B2
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla LC winter (1996) 15–30 birds A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Urochische Gora Belaya Nature Monument (III) -
- Name Unknown, site No. 135 (Saratovskaya obl.) Nature Monument (III) -
1994 Khvalynsky National Park (II) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 77 Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial 22 Arable land

Land use

Land use % of IBA
forestry 77
agriculture 21


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Khvalynski National Park (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/khvalynski-national-park-iba-russia-(european) on 25/12/2024.