Key Biodiversity Areas

Verkhne-Kondinsky zakaznik (18818)
Russia (European), Europe

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2006
National site name: Verkhne-Kondinsky Zakaznik
Central coordinates: Latitude: 61.1128, Longitude: 63.4481
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 48 to 126
Area of KBA (km2): 2463.75165
Protected area coverage (%): 96.20
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


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: Important area for A3-criteria species.
Delineation rationale: 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 61°6'46'N 63°26'53'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 241600 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 (5%) | forestry (15%) | hunting (2%) | nature conservation and research (100%) | not utilised (75%) | tourism/recreation (1%) | urban/industrial/transport (5%)
IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Grassland6
Wetlands(Inland)47
Forest45

Additional information


References: Sysoyev V.A.Boiko G.V.