Marshes near villages Frolishchi and Chistoye (20019)
Russia (Central Asian), Central Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2007
National site name: Bolota okolo poselkov Frolishchi i Chistoye
Central coordinates: Latitude: 56.4425, Longitude: 42.8472
System: terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 206.92919
Protected area coverage (%): 28.04
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: Nesting Podiceps cristatus, Otus scops, Picoides tridactylus, Coracias garullus, Anthus pratensis, Picus viridis. Non-bird biodiversity: Vespertilio murinus, Nyctalus nostula, Myotis dacycneme, Vipera berus.Carex pauciflora, C. chordorrhiza, Oxycoccus microcarpus, Nuphar pumila, Leersia oryzoides, Betula nana, Drosera anglica, Rubus chamemorus, Nmphaea alba, Lembotropis nigricans, Hupersia selago.
Delineation rationale: 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 56°26'33'N 42°50'50'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 20695 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: nature conservation and research (65%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands(Inland) | 20 | |
| Forest | 80 |
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).