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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	1990	1,000 individuals	B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1990	6,000-8,000 individuals	B1i
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1990	50-100 breeding pairs	A1
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	breeding	1990	100 breeding pairs	B2
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	breeding	1990	20-50 breeding pairs	A1
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1990	100-200 breeding pairs	B2
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding	1996	150-200 breeding pairs	B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1982	Ozero Verestovo	Zakaznik	8
1992	Boloto Vinucha	Zakaznik	-
1992	Ozero Verestovo	Nature Monument	4
1992	Boloto Dubrovo	Zakaznik	-
1992	Boloto Zausik	Nature Monument	-
1992	Boloto Eski-Kostjushinskoe	Nature Monument	-
1992	Boloto Budlets (Alabuzinskoe)	Zakaznik	-
1995	Boloto No 3 (Bezhetskoe lesnichestvo)	Zakaznik	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Fens, transition mires and springs	50
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land	25
Grassland		25

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
agriculture	50
not utilised	50
tourism/recreation	50
urban/industrial/transport	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Upper Mologa river (lake Verestovo) (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/upper-mologa-river-(lake-verestovo)-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.