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Watershead of Atsvezh and Yuma rivers


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding 1996 25 breeding pairs A1
Great Snipe Gallinago media NT breeding 1997 100 breeding pairs A1, A4i, B1i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest 88
Wetlands (inland) 10
Artificial/Terrestrial Highly improved re-seeded landscapes 5
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Watershead of Atsvezh and Yuma rivers (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/watershead-of-atsvezh-and-yuma-rivers-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.