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Voronezhski Nature Reserve


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2000 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 1996 100-130 breeding pairs A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU breeding 1996 1-2 breeding pairs A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca VU breeding 1996 1-2 breeding pairs A1, B2
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus LC breeding 1996 3-5 breeding pairs B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Unik.geograf.kul'tury sosny Voronezh.leskh Nature Monument -
1927 Voronezhsky Zapovednik 100
1980 Shereshkov prud Nature Monument -
1984 Voronezhskiy UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Native coniferous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest, Broadleaved deciduous woodland 94
Wetlands (inland) Fens, transition mires and springs, Rivers and streams 3
Artificial/Terrestrial 2
Grassland Humid grasslands 2
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Voronezhski Nature Reserve (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/voronezhski-nature-reserve-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.