Bryansko-Zhizdrinskoye woodland (12563)
Russia (Central Asian), Central Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2007
National site name: Bryansko-Zhizdrinskoye Poles'ye (mezhduresch'ye rek Reseta i Vytebet')
Central coordinates: Latitude: 53.5486, Longitude: 35.4550
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 150 to 275
Area of KBA (km2): 474.61256
Protected area coverage (%): 1.73
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Oak-pine-spruce, spruce-pine and broadleaved typs of forests are merge each other at the IBA area. As a result IBA inhabitat by many B2 Criteria bird species.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Delineation rationale: 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 53°32'55'N 35°27'18'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 47465 ha (rounded), on basis of refined polygon downloaded from Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (6%) | forestry (60%) | hunting (70%) | not utilised (50%) | urban/industrial/transport (15%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 15 | |
| Forest | 53 | |
| Shrubland | 15 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 15 |
Additional information
References: A.B.Kostin, N.A.Egorova, D.V.Bogomolov, M.Bubnov, O.N.Orlova, D.A.Solovkov
Contributors: The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).