Chudsko-Pskovski Lake and the adjacent areas (1529)
Russia (Central Asian), Central Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Pskovsk-Chudskoye ozero i okrestnosti
Central coordinates: Latitude: 58.3786, Longitude: 27.8020
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 30 to 70
Area of KBA (km2): 3714.84187
Protected area coverage (%): 35.96
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Huge lake of international importance located on the Russian--Estonian border, in a highly developed area.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas)
Additional biodiversity: Wetland of International Importance. Not less than 200000-300000 individuals of waterfowl stopover during spring migration. Important place for moulting waterfowl, notably Anas platyrhynchos, Aythya ferina, Aythya fuligula and Bucephala clangula. The narrow land-corridor between Chudskoe and Pskovskoe lakes acts as a major bottleneck for migrating birds: as many as 4 million (mainly passerines but also some raptors) have been estimated to pass in a single 5-hour period in early September.
Delineation rationale: 2009-08-06: IBA area changed from 251,400 ha to 371,500 ha (by BL Secretariat, following RBCU spreadsheet of changes that need making). 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 58°22'43'N 27°48'7'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 371500 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: fisheries/aquaculture | nature conservation and research (25%) | tourism/recreation | urban/industrial/transport
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands(Inland) | 80 | |
| Forest | 10 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 5 | |
| Grassland | 5 |
Additional information
References: Krivenko, V.G. (1995) Inventory of Wetlands of International Importance in the Russian Federation. Final Report 1994-1995. Ministry of Protection of the Environment and Natural Resources of the Russian Federation. Centre for International Projects (unpublished)V.O.Avdanin-compiler
Contributors: The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).