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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage	1996	500-1,000 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	1996	200-300 individuals	B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1996	3,000-5,000 individuals	B1i
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1996	150-200 breeding pairs	A1
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	1996	120-130 breeding pairs	B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Mesto obitaniya bol'shogo kronshnepa i vykhukholi	Nature Monument	-
-	Staryi kedr (derevo dolgozhitel')	Nature Monument	-
1979	Ozero Zhegalovo	Nature Monument	-
1979	Ozero Vyad'kishevo	Nature Monument	-
1979	Ozero Svetloe	Nature Monument	-
1994	Ozero Krahmal'noe	Nature Monument	-
1994	Dubovaya lesopolosa	Nature Monument	-
1994	Uchastok pojmy r.Mokshi	Nature Monument	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas	35
Grassland	Humid grasslands	25
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland	20
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Fens, transition mires and springs	15
Shrubland	Scrub	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	95
agriculture	73
forestry	20
urban/industrial/transport	7

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Moksha valley in vicinity of Temnikov (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/moksha-valley-in-vicinity-of-temnikov-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.