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Smolenskoye Poozer'ye


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2008 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 1996 50-60 breeding pairs A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU breeding 1997 1-2 breeding pairs A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Boloto Ostrova Nature Monument 1
1975 Park s. Przheval'skoe Nature Monument -
1980 Ozero Chistik Nature Monument -
1980 Ozero Baklanovskoe Nature Monument -
1980 Ozero Sapsho Nature Monument -
1981 Ozero Rytoe Nature Monument -
1981 Ozero Pal'tsevskoe Nature Monument -
1981 Ozero Dgo Nature Monument -
1992 Smolenskoye Poozer'e / Smolemsk Lakeland National Park 100
2002 Smolemsk Lakeland UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 95

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland 90
Wetlands (inland) Raised bogs, Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams 6
Unknown 4
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Smolenskoye Poozer'ye (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/smolenskoye-poozerye-iba-russia-(european) on 22/11/2024.