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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
Stock Dove Columba oenas	LC	breeding	1997	40-100 breeding pairs	B3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1997	400-600 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla	LC	breeding	1997	800-1,000 breeding pairs	B2
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	1997	100-200 breeding pairs	B2
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus	LC	breeding	1997	1,200-1,800 breeding pairs	B3
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata	LC	breeding	1997	3,000-10,000 breeding pairs	B2
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus	LC	breeding	1997	400-1,000 breeding pairs	B2
European Greenfinch Chloris chloris	LC	breeding	1997	800-1,800 breeding pairs	B3

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Racheiskiy bor	Nature Monument	3
-	Racheiskaya taiga	Nature Monument	-
-	Balasheiskie peski	Nature Monument	-
-	Malousinskie nagornye sosnyaki i dubravy	Nature Monument	-
-	Racheiskie skaly	Nature Monument	-
-	Kamennye derev'ya	Nature Monument	-
-	Mokhovoe boloto	Nature Monument	-
1978	Staro-Rachejskiy	Zakaznik	90
1983	Uzilovo boloto	Nature Monument	-
1989	Istoki r. Krymzy	Nature Monument	-
1989	Istoki r. Usy	Nature Monument	-

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

Name	Year formed
Caretaker of Racheyski Bor	2002

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	50
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas	47
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Fens, transition mires and springs	3

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	50
agriculture	40
urban/industrial/transport	10

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