Data Zone
Country/territory: Russia (European)
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i (2000)
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Area: 12,460 ha
Site description (2001 baseline)
Large meadows located in one of the widest parts of the Oka river floodplain, used for agriculture (mainly for hay and pasture).
Key biodiversity
Up to 20,000 waterfowl stop over on migration.
Acknowledgements
The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Solotcha flood-plain of Oka river (Russia (European)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/solotcha-flood-plain-of-oka-river-iba-russia-(european) on 22/11/2024.