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Pechoro-Ilychski Nature Reserve


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
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos LC resident 1996 2-4 breeding pairs B2
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla LC breeding 1996 8-11 breeding pairs A1, B2

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1930 Pechoro-Ilychsky Zapovednik 100
1984 Pechoro-Ilychskiy UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 100
1989 Ilychskiy Zakaznik 1
1989 Istok r.Pechory Nature Monument -
1995 Virgin Komi Forests World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Native coniferous woodland 85
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) Scree & boulders 8
Wetlands (inland) Rivers and streams, Raised bogs 5
Grassland Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland 2
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pechoro-Ilychski Nature Reserve (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pechoro-ilychski-nature-reserve-iba-russia-(european) on 24/11/2024.