Key Biodiversity Areas

Flood-plain of the Tuy river (18856)
Russia (European), Europe

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1c
Year of last assessment: 2006
National site name: Poima reki Tuy
Central coordinates: Latitude: 57.8231, Longitude: 73.9895
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 50 to 136
Area of KBA (km2): 577.13889
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs.
Delineation rationale: 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 57°49'23'N 73°59'22'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 57700 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


IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Wetlands(Inland)26
Forest71
Unknown2
Artificial - Terrestrial1