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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
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding (2005)	10–20 pairs	B2
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding (1995)	4–8 pairs	B2
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	breeding (2005)	5–10 pairs	A1, B2
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident (2005)	250–500 pairs	B3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Boloto Ryzhukha	Zakaznik (IV)	<1
-	Nerusso-Sevnyi	Zakaznik (IV)	<1
-	Trubchevskiy Partizanskiy Les	Zakaznik (IV)	<1
-	Lesnye pljusovye nasazhdeniya vokrug partizanskoi pol	Nature Monument (III)	<1
-	Trubchevskiy lanshaftno-vosproizvoditel'nyi uchastok Sol'ka	Protected Landscape (V)	-
1968	Desnyansko-Zherinskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	<1
1987	Bryansky Les	Zapovednik (Ia)	5
1987	Bryanskiy les (Buffer Zone)	Buffer Zone (adjacent to Zapovednik) (VI)	4
1990	Kolodez'	Zakaznik (IV)	1
1994	Bor i alleya listvennitsy u ozera	Nature Monument (III)	-
1995	Skripkinskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	2
1995	Knyazhna	Zakaznik (IV)	<1
1995	Goremlya	Zakaznik (IV)	<1
1995	Ozerki	Nature Monument (III)	-
1995	Maksimovskoe	Zakaznik (IV)	-
1995	Budimlya	Zakaznik (IV)	-
1996	Terebushka	Nature Monument (III)	<1
2001	Nerusso-Desnianskoe-Polesie	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	57

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

Name	Year formed
Caretakers of Nerusso-Desnyanskoe Poles'ye	2005

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

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	56	Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Unknown	18
Wetlands (inland)	12	Raised bogs; Fens, transition mires and springs
Artificial/Terrestrial	7	Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas
Grassland	7	Humid grasslands

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	83
tourism/recreation	68
forestry	50
nature conservation and research	19
agriculture	7

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nerussa - Desna woodland (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nerussa--desna-woodland-iba-russia-(european) on 25/12/2024.