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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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1996)	25–52 pairs	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	breeding (1996)	2 pairs	A1
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding (1996)	1–2 pairs	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1936	Mordovsky	Zapovednik (Ia)	100
1936	Mordovsky	Buffer Zone - Zapovednik (-)	38

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Administration of Mordovski Zapovednik	2002

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	100	Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
agriculture	6

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mordovian P. G. Smidovich Nature Reserve (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mordovian-p.-g.-smidovich-nature-reserve-iba-russia-(european) on 23/12/2024.