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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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1997)	50–300 pairs	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	breeding (2004)	1–3 pairs	A1
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding (1997)	5–8 pairs	B2
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident (2004)	10–50 birds	B3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Dobrovski	Zakaznik (-)	28
-	Devonskogo perioda paleozoyskoy ery (Verhnyaya Melnica)	Nature Monument (III)	-
-	Devonskogo perioda paleozoyskoy ery Nizhnyaya melnica	Nature Monument (III)	-
-	Spelyi smeshannyi sosnyak	Nature Monument (III)	-
1978	Ozero Andreevskoe	Nature Monument (III)	<1
1978	Ozero Zalanskaya Luka	Nature Monument (III)	<1
1978	Ozero Krivetskaya Staritsa	Nature Monument (III)	<1
1979	Unikal'noe lesnoe nasazhdenie (Ranenburgskoe)	Nature Monument (III)	-
1979	Pojmennaya dubrava	Nature Monument (III)	-
1979	Pojmennyje dubravy i uremy	Nature Monument (III)	-
1980	Boloto Karasevka	Nature Monument (III)	-
1980	Boloto Sosnovka	Nature Monument (III)	-

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Caretakers of Verkhnevoronezhski lesnoy massiv	2002

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	80	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Artificial/Terrestrial	20	Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas
Grassland	10	Humid grasslands
Wetlands (inland)	5	Fens, transition mires and springs

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	80
hunting	80
tourism/recreation	20
urban/industrial/transport	20
agriculture	15
military	15
nature conservation and research	15
fisheries/aquaculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Upper Voronezh forest (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/upper-voronezh-forest-iba-russia-(european) on 23/12/2024.