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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
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage (1993)	15–20 birds	A1
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1995)	1,500–2,500 pairs	A1, B2
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	breeding (1995)	200–300 pairs	A1, A4i, B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown (-)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1974	Siversov kanal	Nature Monument (III)	-
1977	Geologicheskiy pamyatnik	Nature Monument (III)	<1
1983	Novgorodski Zakaznik	Zapovednik (-)	5
1989	Valun Siniy kamen'	Nature Monument (III)	-
1994	Vostochno-Il'menskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	5
1996	Proletarskie dubravy	Nature Monument (III)	<1
1996	Bronnitskie dubravy	Nature Monument (III)	-
1996	Nil'skie dubravy	Nature Monument (III)	-
1996	Borkovskie dubravy	Nature Monument (III)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	65	Standing freshwater; Fens, transition mires and springs
Grassland	22	Humid grasslands
Artificial/Terrestrial	8	Arable land; Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Other urban and industrial areas
Forest	5

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	59
hunting	40
tourism/recreation	15
agriculture	13
forestry	5

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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.