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Kupy area


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
Common Pochard Aythya ferina VU passage 1997 3,000-4,000 individuals B1i
Garganey Spatula querquedula LC breeding 1997 3,000-4,000 breeding pairs B2
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus NT breeding 1997 4-5 breeding pairs B2

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


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Grassland Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Humid grasslands 79
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation 15
Forest Alluvial and very wet forest 6
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 80
water management 8
forestry 6
fisheries/aquaculture 5


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kupy area (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kupy-area-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.