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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1989–1999)	100 pairs	A1
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	breeding (2001)	75–150 pairs	B3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1971–1999)	15,000–25,000 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1990	Ozero Tish'	Nature Monument (III)	9
1997	Ugra	National Park (II)	3
2002	Ugra	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	15

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	80	Humid grasslands
Wetlands (inland)	12	Fens, transition mires and springs; Mud flats and sand flats; Rivers and streams; Standing freshwater
Shrubland	4
Artificial/Terrestrial	3	Arable land
Forest	1	Treeline ecotone

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	70
tourism/recreation	20
nature conservation and research	5
not utilised	4
urban/industrial/transport	1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tishskaya Dal' area (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tishskaya-dal-area-iba-russia-(european) on 25/12/2024.