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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage (1999)	100–1,000 birds	B1i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1982	Mshinskoye boloto	Zakaznik (Federal) (IV)	19

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	61	Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland
Wetlands (inland)	39	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation; Raised bogs

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	80
other	25
forestry	20
hunting	20
fisheries/aquaculture	7

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Vyal'ye and adjoining marshes (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-vyalye-and-adjoining-marshes-iba-russia-(european) on 23/12/2024.