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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 (1995–1996)	500–1,100 birds	A4i, B1i
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1996)	70–100 pairs	A1
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	LC	breeding (1996)	200–250 pairs	B3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1980	Nizhne-Svirsky	Zapovednik (Ia)	66

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	52	Native coniferous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Artificial/Terrestrial	4	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land
Wetlands (inland)	major (>10)	Raised bogs; Fens, transition mires and springs; Standing freshwater

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	80
hunting	20
fisheries/aquaculture	14
forestry	10
agriculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mouth of Svir river (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mouth-of-svir-river-iba-russia-(european) on 23/12/2024.