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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	breeding (2002)	present	A3
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	breeding (2002)	present	A3
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	breeding (2002)	present	A3
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus	LC	breeding (2002)	present	A3
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	LC	breeding (2002)	present	A3
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis	LC	breeding (2002)	present	A3
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla	LC	breeding (2002)	present	A3
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica	VU	breeding (2002)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Vizhaiskie skaly	Nature Monument (III)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	70
Wetlands (inland)	10

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	20
fisheries/aquaculture	10
tourism/recreation	10
urban/industrial/transport	5
nature conservation and research	3

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vizhay river (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vizhay-river-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 22/12/2024.