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Klyazminsko-Balakhninskaya lowland


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2009 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
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding 2007-2008 20 breeding pairs A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU breeding 2004-2008 2 breeding pairs A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2009) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Klyaz'minskiy beregovoi Zakaznik 2
- Karstovoe Ozero Mal. Goravy Nature Monument -
- Ozero Velikoe lugovoe Nature Monument <1
- Karstovoe Ozero Bol. Goravy Nature Monument -
- Oksko-Klyaz'minskaya poima Zakaznik 1
- Ozero Bol. Bobrovnitsy Nature Monument -
- Karstovoe Ozero Jukhor' Nature Monument -
- Vyaznikovskaya Poima Zakaznik -
- Ozero Mal. Bobrovnitsy Nature Monument -
- Karstovoe Ozero Sankhra Nature Monument -
- Klyaz'minskiy Beregovoi Zakaznik -
- Karstovoe Ozero Pechkara Nature Monument -
- Karstovoe Ozero Kshara Nature Monument -
- Poimennyi lisokhvostovye luga Nature Monument <1
1975 Ozero Varekh Nature Monument -
1976 Ozero Pogostnoe Nature Monument -
1976 Ozero Velikoe Nature Monument -
1976 Ozero Krivoe Nature Monument -
1976 Ozero Karashevo Nature Monument -
1977 Torfyanoe mestorozhdenie Luzhkovskoe Nature Monument -
1977 Torfyanoe mestorozhdenie Simbirka Nature Monument -
1986 Rodnik (1) Nature Monument -
1994 Klyaz'minsko-Luhskiy Zakaznik 43

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Alluvial and very wet forest, Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland 50
Wetlands (inland) Fens, transition mires and springs, Raised bogs, Rivers and streams, Standing brackish and salt water 40
Grassland Humid grasslands 6
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land, Urban parks and gardens 4
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Klyazminsko-Balakhninskaya lowland (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/klyazminsko-balakhninskaya-lowland-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.