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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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 (1996)	500–800 birds	B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (1996)	10,000–15,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1996)	40–60 pairs	A1
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	breeding (1996)	60–100 pairs	A1, A4i, B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1999)	max 20,000 birds	A4iii

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

Name	Year formed
Caretakers of Solotchinskaya poima Oki	2005

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

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	60	Humid grasslands
Wetlands (inland)	22	Rivers and streams; Standing freshwater; Fens, transition mires and springs
Artificial/Terrestrial	10	Arable land
Shrubland	10	Scrub
Forest	5	Mixed woodland

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	60
agriculture	35
tourism/recreation	15
forestry	5

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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 26/12/2024.