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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	breeding (1999)	500–2,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	breeding (1999)	250 breeding pairs	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Lambasrucheiskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	5
-	Pala N400	Nature Monument (III)	-
-	Kizhee	Historical-natural Museum / Zapovednik (V)	<1
-	Shun'gskiy Razrez	Nature Monument (III)	-
-	Boloto Kon'e N402	Nature Monument (III)	-
1983	Rodnik Tri Ivana	Nature Monument (III)	-
1984	Lobeliya Dortmana	Zakaznik (IV)	-
1984	Anisimovschina	Zakaznik (IV)	-
1984	Rodnik Solyanaya yama	Nature Monument (III)	-
1989	Kizhsky	Zakaznik (Federal) (IV)	13
1993	Klim-gora	Nature Monument (III)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	60	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Raised bogs; Water fringe vegetation; Fens, transition mires and springs
Forest	25	Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial	10	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas
Shrubland	5	Scrub

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	50
tourism/recreation	50
not utilised	30
nature conservation and research	21
forestry	20
hunting	20
agriculture	12

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zaonezh'ye (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zaonezhye-iba-russia-(european) on 16/01/2025.