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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2013 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
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus	CR	breeding (2012)	1–2 birds	A1, A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (-)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1985	Kunovatsky	Zakaznik (Federal) (IV)	66

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Wooded tundra
Wetlands (inland)	-	Raised bogs; Fens, transition mires & springs; Standing fresh water; Rivers & streams

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	60
hunting	-
forestry	-
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kunovatski (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kunovatski-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 18/12/2024.