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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage (2004)	30,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (2004)	150–300 pairs	A1
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter (2004)	500–1,100 birds	B1i
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding (2004)	82 pairs	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (2004)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1966	Kumashkinskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	1
1984	Park-sad s. Yazykovo	Nature Monument (III)	-

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

Name	Year formed
Baryatino middle school	2005
Petryaskino middle school in Pilnin district	2005

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

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	65
Grassland	16	Humid grasslands; Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Forest	6
Wetlands (inland)	2	Standing freshwater
Shrubland	1

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	95
rangeland/pastureland	85
forestry	6
urban/industrial/transport	5
fisheries/aquaculture	1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Shumerlinskaya (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/shumerlinskaya-iba-russia-(european) on 24/12/2024.