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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding (1996)	3–10 pairs	A1, B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1991	Kuznetskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	70	Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Grassland	20	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands
Artificial/Terrestrial	10	Arable land

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	70
agriculture	30

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kuznetski forest (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kuznetski-forest-iba-russia-(european) on 25/12/2024.