Vetluga floodplain in the Nizhni Novgorod region (Russia (European))

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Vetluga floodplain in the Nizhni Novgorod region

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2008 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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1990-2004	100-200 males	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	breeding	1990-2004	1-2 breeding pairs	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Ispravnikova Duga	Nature Monument	4
1984	Park d. Volyntsy	Nature Monument	-
1984	Park Vetluzhskogo protivotuberkuleznogo sanatoriya	Nature Monument	-
1993	Varnavinskiy	Zakaznik	2

Local Conservation Groups

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

Name	Year formed
Vetluga middle school	2005

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

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland	90
Artificial/Terrestrial		1
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	90
rangeland/pastureland	5
agriculture	5
nature conservation and research	4
urban/industrial/transport	1

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vetluga floodplain in the Nizhni Novgorod region (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vetluga-floodplain-in-the-nizhni-novgorod-region-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.