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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
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	LC	breeding (2004)	3,000–22,000 pairs	B1i
Mew Gull Larus canus	LC	breeding (2004)	7,000–10,000 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1987	Sitnikovskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	43

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

Name	Year formed
Bor department of Russian nature protection society	2005
Bor society of hunting and fishery control and chairman Burov, Vadim V.	2005
Caretaker of Sitnikovski Zakaznik	2002
NGO Club "Pink flamingo"	2005

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

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	85	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation; Raised bogs

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	44
tourism/recreation	5
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sitnikovski Reserve (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sitnikovski-reserve-iba-russia-(european) on 26/12/2024.