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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2006 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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (2002)	30–40 pairs	A1
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	LC	breeding (2002)	50–100 pairs	A3
Eurasian Pygmy-owl Glaucidium passerinum	LC	breeding (2002)	2–3 pairs	A3
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	breeding (2002)	present	A3
Ural Owl Strix uralensis	LC	breeding (2002)	present	A3
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa	LC	breeding (2002)	25 pairs	A3
Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus	LC	breeding (2002)	15 pairs	A3
Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata	LC	breeding (2002)	400–500 pairs	A3
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla	LC	breeding (2002)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1975	Irbitskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	52

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	70
Grassland	15
Artificial/Terrestrial	10
Wetlands (inland)	10

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
forestry	70
agriculture	25
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zaikovo forest (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zaikovo-forest-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 22/12/2024.