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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Stock Dove Columba oenas	LC	breeding (1997)	40–100 pairs	B3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1997)	400–600 pairs	A1, B2
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla	LC	breeding (1997)	800–1,000 pairs	B2
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding (1997)	100–200 pairs	B2
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus	LC	breeding (1997)	1,200–1,800 pairs	B3
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata	LC	breeding (1997)	3,000–10,000 pairs	B2
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus	LC	breeding (1997)	400–1,000 pairs	B2
European Greenfinch Chloris chloris	LC	breeding (1997)	800–1,800 pairs	B3

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

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 visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

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

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 24/12/2024.