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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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage (1997)	1,500–2,000 birds	B1i
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage (1997)	5,000–7,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (1997)	4,000–5,000 birds	B1i
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1997)	250–300 pairs	A1
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage (1997)	500–600 birds	B1i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Uspenovskiy park	Nature Monument (III)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	70	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Forestry plantations; Urban parks and gardens
Grassland	30	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands
Wetlands (inland)	15	Fens, transition mires and springs; Rivers and streams; Standing freshwater
Forest	10	Alluvial and very wet forest; Wooded steppe

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	90
agriculture	80
forestry	10
tourism/recreation	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zavoronezhski area (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zavoronezhski-area-iba-russia-(european) on 26/12/2024.