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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
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage (1996)	500–1,000 birds	A1, A4i, B1i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage (1996)	200–300 birds	B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (1996)	3,000–5,000 birds	B1i
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1996)	150–200 pairs	A1
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding (1996)	120–130 pairs	B2

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

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

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 26/12/2024.