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Verkhne-Kondinsky zakaznik


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2006 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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus LC breeding 2004 4-6 breeding pairs A3
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus VU breeding 2004 2-4 breeding pairs A3
Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta LC breeding 2004 present A3
Northern Hawk-owl Surnia ulula LC breeding 2004 5-8 breeding pairs A3
Ural Owl Strix uralensis LC breeding 2004 present A3
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa LC breeding 2004 4-8 breeding pairs A3
Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus LC breeding 2004 present A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2006) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1971 Verkhne-Kondinsky Zakaznik (Federal) 94
1971 Verkhne-Kondinsky Zakaznik 100
1998 Kondinskie ozera Historical-natural Protected Site 1

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Wetlands (inland) 47
Forest 45
Grassland 6
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 100
not utilised 75
forestry 15
fisheries/aquaculture 5
urban/industrial/transport 5
hunting 2
tourism/recreation 1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Verkhne-Kondinsky zakaznik (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/verkhne-kondinsky-zakaznik-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 23/11/2024.