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The site was identified as important in 2008 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
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	2004-2008	6-7 breeding pairs	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Reliktovyi uchastok lesa vokrug ozera Kryachok	Nature Monument	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest, Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland	66
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas, Highly improved re-seeded landscapes	25
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater, Fens, transition mires and springs	5
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands	4

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	63
hunting	50
agriculture	15
rangeland/pastureland	5
urban/industrial/transport	3
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
nature conservation and research	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Watershead of Malaya Sviyaga river (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/watershead-of-malaya-sviyaga-river-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.