Watershed of Bityug and Tsna rivers (Russia (European))

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Watershed of Bityug and Tsna rivers

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	breeding	1997	5-7 breeding pairs	B2
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola	VU	breeding	1997	3-5 breeding pairs	B2

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
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	60
Forest	Wooded steppe	20
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams	20
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Humid grasslands	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	80
forestry	10
urban/industrial/transport	10

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Watershed of Bityug and Tsna rivers (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/watershed-of-bityug-and-tsna-rivers-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.