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Sondugski Reserve and its outskirts


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus VU passage 1995 100 individuals A1
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding 1995 100 breeding pairs A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU breeding 1995 2 breeding pairs A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1987 Sondugskiy Zakaznik 38

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land -
Forest Native coniferous woodland -
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Raised bogs, Fens, transition mires and springs -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.