Key Biodiversity Areas

Forests, bogs and gathering of the Common Cranes near Voskresenskoye village (20012)
Russia (Central Asian), Central Asia

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2007
National site name: Massiv lesov i bolot v Krasnoyarskom lesnichestve i skopleniye serykh zhuravlei u poselka Voskresenskoye
Central coordinates: Latitude: 56.8436, Longitude: 45.6261
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 454.90523
Protected area coverage (%): 0.00
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


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.
Additional biodiversity: Important area for Common Cranes prepassage gathering.Nesting Haematopus ostralegus, Haliaetus albicilla, Lanius excubitor. Non-bird biodiversity: Vipera berus.Dactylorzina traunsteineri, Salix lapponicum, S.myrtilloides, Carex pauciflora, Oxycoccus microcarpus
Delineation rationale: 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 56°50'37'N 45°37'34'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 45490 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 (40%) | forestry | nature conservation and research | urban/industrial/transport (2%)
IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Grassland20
Wetlands(Inland)20
Forest60

Additional information


Contributors: The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).