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Sondugski Reserve and its outskirts


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus VU passage (1995) 100 birds A1
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding (1995) 100 pairs A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU breeding (1995) 2 pairs A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1987 Sondugskiy Zakaznik (IV) 38

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable land
Forest - Native coniferous woodland
Wetlands (inland) - Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Raised bogs; Fens, transition mires and springs

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 28
agriculture -
forestry -
hunting -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sondugski Reserve and its outskirts (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sondugski-reserve-and-its-outskirts-iba-russia-(european) on 25/12/2024.