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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2005 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
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia	LC	breeding (2004)	600 pairs	A3
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	breeding (2004)	300 pairs	A3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (2000)	250 pairs	A1
Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala	LC	breeding (2004)	180 pairs	A3
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	breeding (2004)	3–6 pairs	A1
Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus	LC	breeding (2004)	present	A3
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	breeding (2000)	2 birds	A1
Gray's Grasshopper-warbler Helopsaltes fasciolatus	LC	breeding (2004)	present	A3
Naumann's Thrush Turdus naumanni	LC	breeding (2004)	present	A3
Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane	LC	breeding (2004)	present	A3
Rufous-tailed Robin Larvivora sibilans	LC	breeding (2004)	present	A3
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla	LC	breeding (2004)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1992	El'tsovskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	20
1993	Elcovskj	Zakaznik (-)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	80	Native coniferous; Mixed
Unknown	15
Wetlands (inland)	6	Rivers & streams; Fens, transition mires & springs
Artificial/Terrestrial	3	Forestry plantations
Grassland	2	Humid
Shrubland	2

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	80
nature conservation and research	30
unknown	20
other	5
forestry	2

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yel'tsovskaya (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yeltsovskaya-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 23/12/2024.