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Klyazminsko-Balakhninskaya lowland


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding (2007–2008) 20 pairs A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU breeding (2004–2008) 2 pairs A1

IBA Protection

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

Habitats

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


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 28/12/2024.