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Siz'menski flood-plain of Sheksna reservoir


IBA Justification

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
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding 1986 30 breeding pairs A1
Great Snipe Gallinago media NT breeding 1998 20 breeding pairs A1
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla LC breeding 1999 11-12 breeding pairs A1, B2

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Sokol'e Protected Landscape 7
- Ovinichnoe Protected Landscape 1
- Razvilka Protected Landscape -
- Gnilovskoe Protected Landscape -
- Dolgoe Protected Landscape -
1978 Sokol'skiy bor Nature Monument 4
1987 Kirillovskiy Zakaznik 57
1992 Russky Sever National Park 20

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Raised bogs 52
Forest Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest 40
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land 10
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
tourism/recreation 90
hunting 60
fisheries/aquaculture 35
forestry 35
water management 35
nature conservation and research 30
agriculture 10


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Siz'menski flood-plain of Sheksna reservoir (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sizmenski-flood-plain-of-sheksna-reservoir-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.