Olonets plain (Russia (European)) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Olonets plain

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List¹	Season	Year(s)	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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2007	near favourable	low	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	medium

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

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

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other 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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1980	Tulokskiy	Zakaznik	11
1993	Selskokhozyaistvennie ugod'ya i bolota Olonetskogo	Zakaznik	21
1995	Boloto u reki Olonka	Nature Monument	-

Local Conservation Groups

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 click here.

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	100
Forest	Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Raised bogs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Olonets plain (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/olonets-plain-iba-russia-(european) on 22/11/2024.