Data Zone
Country/territory: Russia (European)
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 190,950 hectares (1,909.50 km2)
Site description (2001 baseline)
One of the largest lakes in central European Russia, with surrounding marshes and meadows.
Acknowledgements
The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Il'men and adjoining marshy plain (Russia (European)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-ilmen-and-adjoining-marshy-plain-iba-russia-(european) on 22/12/2024.