Current view: Data table and detailed info
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 |
| Greylag Goose Anser anser |
LC |
passage (2005) |
15,000–20,000 birds |
A4i, B1i |
| Bean Goose Anser fabalis |
LC |
passage (2005) |
10,000–15,000 birds |
A4i, B1i |
| Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons |
LC |
passage (2005) |
40,000–60,000 birds |
A4i, B1i |
| Corncrake Crex crex |
LC |
breeding (2005) |
13,000–18,000 pairs |
A1, B2 |
| Little Tern Sternula albifrons |
LC |
breeding (2005) |
70–100 pairs |
B2 |
| Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia |
LC |
breeding (2005) |
20,000–30,000 pairs |
B3 |
| Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis |
LC |
breeding (2005) |
7,000–8,000 pairs |
B3 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds |
n/a |
passage (2005) |
50,000-99,999 birds |
A4iii |
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| - |
Poreckiy
|
Zakaznik (IV) |
22 |
| 1995 |
Prisursky
|
Zapovednik (Ia) |
4 |
Local Conservation Groups
The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.
| Name |
Year formed |
| Youth ecological union in Chuvashia |
2005 |
For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit
Spotlight on local empowerment.
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Forest |
50 |
Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest |
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
20 |
Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land; Forestry plantations; Other urban and industrial areas |
| Grassland |
20 |
Humid grasslands |
| Wetlands (inland) |
8 |
Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Fens, transition mires and springs |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| forestry |
50 |
| agriculture |
45 |
| nature conservation and research |
5 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sura environs (Russia (European)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sura-environs-iba-russia-(european) on 22/12/2024.
