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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Dolinnyi kompleks levoberezh'ya Oki	Zakaznik (IV)	-
1970	Mokshinskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	10

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 visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

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

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

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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 26/12/2024.