Kivach Nature Reserve (Russia (European))

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Kivach Nature Reserve

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2007 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
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	breeding	2002	16 breeding pairs	A3
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	LC	breeding	2002	2 breeding pairs	A3
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa	LC	resident	2002	2 breeding pairs	A3
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla	LC	breeding	2002	< 50 individuals	A3
Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera	LC	breeding	2002	< 50 individuals	A3
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica	VU	breeding	2002	110 breeding pairs	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1931	Kivach	Zapovednik	100

Local Conservation Groups

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Caretaker of Zapovednik Kivach	2005

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	89
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Fens, transition mires and springs, Rivers and streams, Raised bogs	11

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
water management	5

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kivach Nature Reserve (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kivach-nature-reserve-iba-russia-(european) on 22/11/2024.