Key Biodiversity Areas

Surskoi spur of Cheboksarskoye reservoir (20017)
Russia (Central Asian), Central Asia

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: D1a
Year of last assessment: 2007
National site name: Surskoi otrog Cheboksarskogo vodokhranilishche
Central coordinates: Latitude: 56.1078, Longitude: 45.9458
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 115.45784
Protected area coverage (%): 0.01
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 56°6'28'N 45°56'45'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 11550 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)17
Artificial - Terrestrial56
Forest25