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Lower Bikin river (Kenihezskaya mire)


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2004 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
Band-bellied Crake Zapornia paykullii NT breeding 1998 present A3
Hooded Crane Grus monacha VU breeding 1998 7-15 breeding pairs A1, A3
Schrenck's Bittern Ixobrychus eurhythmus LC breeding 1998 present A3
Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis EN breeding 1998 present A3
Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata LC breeding 1998 present A3
Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola CR breeding 1998 present A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Boloto Caplinnik Nature Monument -
- Shkol'nyi dendrariy Verhnepereval'nenskiy Nature Monument -
- Sop. Verhnepereval'naya Nature Monument -
1984 Ozero Spondinskoe Nature Monument -

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Mixed broadleaf-coniferous forest (temp/boreal, Riverine forest (temperate/boreal) -
Wetlands (inland) Permanent swamps -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower Bikin river (Kenihezskaya mire) (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-bikin-river-(kenihezskaya-mire)-iba-russia-(asian) on 22/11/2024.