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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
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding (1998)	2–7 pairs	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1965	Kul'tury listvennitsy	Nature Monument (III)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	65	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland
Grassland	20	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Artificial/Terrestrial	15	Arable land; Urban parks and gardens

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	65
agriculture	30
urban/industrial/transport	5

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