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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 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
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding (1999–2001)	3–4 pairs	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Koloniya serykh tsapel'	Nature Monument (III)	<1
1988	Bereg Orlanov	Nature Monument (III)	<1
1995	Lesnaya Zhemchuzhina	Nature Monument (III)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	80	Alluvial and very wet forest; Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Mixed woodland
Wetlands (inland)	8
Other	7
Artificial/Terrestrial	5	Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	80
tourism/recreation	20
fisheries/aquaculture	8
agriculture	5
nature conservation and research	2
urban/industrial/transport	1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Staromainskiy forest and bay (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/staromainskiy-forest-and-bay-iba-russia-(european) on 25/12/2024.