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Oktyabr'ski forest


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca VU breeding 1998 2-7 breeding pairs A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1965 Kul'tury listvennitsy Nature Monument -

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland 65
Grassland Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands 20
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Urban parks and gardens 15
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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


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 23/11/2024.