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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	passage (1997)	2,000–3,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage (1997)	200,000–300,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (1997)	500,000–700,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1997)	150–500 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	LC	breeding (1997)	100–200 breeding pairs	B3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1997)	500,000-999,999 individuals	A4iii

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

State (condition of the key species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Artificial/Terrestrial	good (>90%)	moderate (70–90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happen­ing now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	no deteri­oration (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Natural system modifications	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Pollution	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Biological resource use	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Some of site covered (10–49%)	No manage­ment planning has taken place	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1980	Tulokskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	11
1993	Selskokhozyaistvennie ugod'ya i bolota Olonetskogo	Zakaznik (-)	21
1995	Boloto u reki Olonka	Nature Monument (III)	-

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

Name	Year formed
Caretakers of Olonetskaya ravnina	2007

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

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	100	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Forest	-	Mixed woodland; Native coniferous woodland
Wetlands (inland)	-	Raised bogs

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	100
nature conservation and research	28

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Olonets plain (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/olonets-plain-iba-russia-(european) on 15/01/2025.