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Voronezhski Nature Reserve


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding (1996) 100–130 pairs A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga VU breeding (1996) 1–2 pairs A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca VU breeding (1996) 1–2 pairs A1, B2
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus LC breeding (1996) 3–5 pairs B2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Unik.geograf.kul'tury sosny Voronezh.leskh Nature Monument (III) -
1927 Voronezhsky Zapovednik (Ia) 100
1980 Shereshkov prud Nature Monument (III) -
1984 Voronezhskiy UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) 100

Habitats

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

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 23/12/2024.