Valley complex of Moksha and Oka rivers (Russia (European))

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Valley complex of Moksha and Oka rivers

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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	1996	600-800 individuals	B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1996	12-15,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1996	150-200 breeding pairs	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1996	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Dolinnyi kompleks levoberezh'ya Oki	Zakaznik	-
1970	Mokshinskiy	Zakaznik	10
1994	Oka & Pra River Floodplains	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100

Local Conservation Groups

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

Name	Year formed
Young ecologists center in Kasimov	2005

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Humid grasslands	80
Shrubland	Scrub	15
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams	15
Forest	Mixed woodland	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	30
agriculture	20
forestry	10

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Valley complex of Moksha and Oka rivers (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/valley-complex-of-moksha-and-oka-rivers-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.