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The site was identified as important in 2007 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
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	breeding	1999	50-100 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	2000	10-12 breeding pairs	A1, B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

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

Name	Year formed
Caretaker of Rakhinskiy Les	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, Alluvial and very wet forest	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	100
hunting	100
tourism/recreation	100

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