Solotcha flood-plain of Oka river (Russia (European))

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Solotcha flood-plain of Oka river

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	1996	500-800 individuals	B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1996	10,000-15,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1996	40-60 breeding pairs	A1
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	breeding	1996	60-100 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1999	max 20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1994	Oka & Pra River Floodplains	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100

Local Conservation Groups

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 click here.

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Humid grasslands	60
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater, Fens, transition mires and springs	22
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	10
Shrubland	Scrub	10
Forest	Mixed woodland	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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

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 23/11/2024.