Taezhno-Mikhaylovsky (18829)
Russia (European), Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2006
National site name: Taezhno-Mikhaylovsky
Central coordinates: Latitude: 56.4181, Longitude: 87.6264
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 116 to 250
Area of KBA (km2): 308.22616
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 Bucephala clangula, Crex crex, Gallinago media.
Delineation rationale: 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 56°25'5'N 87°37'35'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 30800 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 (10%) | forestry (50%) | hunting (100%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands(Inland) | 46 | |
| Grassland | 5 | |
| Forest | 29 | |
| Shrubland | 8 |
Additional information
References: Vasil'chenko A.A.Babina S.G.