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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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage (1996)	1,000–1,500 birds	B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (1996)	15,000–20,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1996)	80–120 pairs	A1
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	passage (1996)	8,000–10,000 birds	B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1996)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Terekhovskaya koloniya serykh tsapel'	Nature Monument (III)	-
1977	Osokorevaya roscha	Nature Monument (III)	-

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

Name	Year formed
Caretakers of Shilovskaya poima Oki	2002

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	54	Humid grasslands
Artificial/Terrestrial	25	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land
Wetlands (inland)	8	Standing freshwater; Raised bogs; Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	80
agriculture	30

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Shilovo flood-plain of Oka river (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/shilovo-flood-plain-of-oka-river-iba-russia-(european) on 26/12/2024.