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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
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding (1999)	4–6 pairs	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1974	Ozero Vishtynetskoe	Nature Monument (III)	6
1974	Reka Krasnaya	Nature Monument (III)	5
1994	Vishtynetskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	91

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

Name	Year formed
Caretaker of Vyshtynetski Les	2005

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

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	70	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
forestry	70
agriculture	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vishtynetski (Red) forest (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vishtynetski-(red)-forest-iba-russia-(european) on 28/12/2024.