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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
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding (1997)	2–3 pairs	A1, B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Kul'tury listvennitsy 1911 g	Nature Monument (III)	-
1985	Stepnoj uchastok u d.Balgazy	Nature Monument (III)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	50	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Grassland	30	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands
Artificial/Terrestrial	20	Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	50
agriculture	45
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nikifarovski forest (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nikifarovski-forest-iba-russia-(european) on 25/12/2024.