Visimsky zapovednik and vicinity (Russia (Central Asian))

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Visimsky zapovednik and vicinity

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1988-1998	6-38 breeding pairs	A1
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	LC	breeding	1998	32 breeding pairs	A3
Northern Hawk-owl Surnia ulula	LC	breeding	1988-1998	present	A3
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	breeding	1988-1998	present	A3
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding	1998	12 breeding pairs	A3
Ural Owl Strix uralensis	LC	breeding	1998	4 breeding pairs	A3
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa	LC	breeding	1998	6 breeding pairs	A3
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	breeding	1988-1998	present	A3
Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus	LC	breeding	1988-1998	present	A3
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla	LC	breeding	1988-1998	present	A3
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica	VU	breeding	1988-1998	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
-	Sulemskiy uchastok pervobytnykh lesov	Nature Monument	-
-	Gora Malinovaya	Nature Monument	-
-	Visimsky Reserve and security zone	Zapovednik	93
1971	Visimskiy (Buffer Zone)	Buffer Zone (adjacent to Zapovednik)	65
1971	Visimsky	Zapovednik	17
1983	Gora Kameshok	Nature Monument	-
1983	Gora Starik-kamen' (zapovednoe urochische)	Nature Monument	-
2001	Visimskiy	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	17

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		90
Artificial/Terrestrial		6
Grassland		4

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	73
not utilised	40
forestry	5
tourism/recreation	5

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Visimsky zapovednik and vicinity (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/visimsky-zapovednik-and-vicinity-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 22/11/2024.