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Yugyd Va


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Great Snipe Gallinago media NT breeding 1996 100-200 breeding pairs A1, B1i
Northern Hawk-owl Surnia ulula LC resident 1996 present A3
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa LC resident 1996 present A3
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla LC breeding 1996 15-20 breeding pairs A1, B2
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus LC breeding 1996 2-4 breeding pairs B2
Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus LC breeding 1996 common A3
Siberian Tit Poecile cinctus LC breeding 1996 common A3
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis LC breeding 1996 common A3
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus LC breeding 1996 common A3
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla LC breeding 1996 common A3
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator LC breeding 1996 common A3
Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera LC breeding 1996 common A3
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica VU breeding 1996 common A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Po eli sibirskoi i pihte sibirskoi Genetic Reserve -
- Syvjuskiy Nature Monument -
- Po eli sibirskoi Genetic Reserve -
- Skala Zamok Nature Monument -
- Verkhnie Vorota r.Schugor Nature Monument -
- Po eli sibirskoi i pihte sibirskoi Genetic Reserve -
- Skala Kamennaya baba Nature Monument -
- Po eli sibirskoi i pihte sibirskoi Genetic Reserve -
- Limbeko-Ju (Yarneiskiy) Nature Monument -
- Po eli sibirskoi i kedru sibirskomu Genetic Reserve -
- Verkhnie Vorota r. Bol'shaya Synya Nature Monument -
- Zalaz-di-baezh Nature Monument -
- Skala Monakh Nature Monument -
1973 Nizhnie Vorota r.Schugor Nature Monument -
1973 Srednie Vorota r.Schugor Nature Monument -
1973 Nizhnie Vorota r.Podcherem Nature Monument -
1978 Balban'ju Nature Monument -
1978 Nizhniy Saledy-shor Nature Monument -
1984 Sablya Zakaznik 1
1984 Kuz'yama Nature Monument -
1984 Syv'juskiy Nature Monument -
1984 Vanger'juskiy Zakaznik -
1984 Pristan'shorskiy Nature Monument -
1989 Schugorskiy Zakaznik 19
1989 Kozhymskiy Zakaznik 9
1989 Podcheremskiy Zakaznik 3
1989 Synenskiy Zakaznik 2
1989 Harota-Yaginejskiy Zakaznik 1
1989 Nyart-Sjuju Zakaznik <1
1989 Bol'shesysinskiy Zakaznik <1
1989 Balban'ju Nature Monument -
1989 Maldynskiy Zakaznik -
1994 Yugyd Va National Park 100
1995 Virgin Komi Forests World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 87

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland 50
Wetlands (inland) Rivers and streams, Raised bogs, Fens, transition mires and springs 30
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) 25
Grassland Tundra, Humid grasslands 20
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 100
tourism/recreation 60
water management 20
agriculture 10
fisheries/aquaculture 5


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yugyd Va (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yugyd-va-iba-russia-(european) on 22/11/2024.