RU1039
Yugyd Va


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Great Snipe Gallinago media NT breeding (1996) 100–200 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 pairs A1, B2
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus LC breeding (1996) 2–4 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

IBA Protection

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

Habitats

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

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 22/12/2024.