Forest in the middle reaches of Serezha river (20025)
Russia (Central Asian), Central Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2007
National site name: Sredneye techeniye reki Serezha
Central coordinates: Latitude: 55.6867, Longitude: 43.4103
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 281.48846
Protected area coverage (%): 22.71
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: Nesting Lanius excubitor, Tringa stagnatilis, T. glareola, T, totanus, Xenus cinereus, Columba oenas, Alcedo atthis, Coracias garullus, Picus canus, Picoides tridactylus, Sylvia nisoria, Ficedula albicollis, Locustella naevia, Coturnix coturnix, Limosa limosa, Strix aluco, Asio flammeus Glaucidium passerinum, Aegolius funereus, Lullula arborea, Troglodytes troglodytes, Emberiza hortulana. Non-bird biodiversity: Fauna. Desmana moschata, Nyctalus lasiopterus, N. noctula, N. leisleri, Pipistrellus nathusii, Vespertilio murinus, Vipera berus, Muscardinus avellanarius, Myotis daubentoni, M. dasycneme, M. brandti, Parnassius apollo, P. mnemosine, Papilio machaon, Iphiclius podalirius, Carabus nitens, Copris lunaris, Xylocopa violacea.Flora. Cypripedium calceolus, Cephalanthera rubra, Trapa natans, Corallorhiza trifida, Cypripedium guttatum, Hammarbya paludosa, Najas marina, N. minor, Drosera anglica, Carex pauciflora, Salix lapponum, S. myrtilloides, Empetrum nigrum, Epipactis palustris, Oxycoccus microcarpus, Carex bohemica, Potamogrton trichoides, P. friesii, P. praelongus, Helichrysum arenarium, Glyceria lithuanica, Ceratophyllum platyacanthum, Cystopteris sudetica, Gymnocarpium robertianum, Diplazium sibiricum, Botrychium lunaria, B. virginianum, Ophioglossum vulgatum, Equisetum scirpoides, Huperzia selago.
Delineation rationale: 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 55°41'12'N 43°24'37'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 28150 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: fisheries/aquaculture (3%) | forestry (60%) | hunting (60%) | nature conservation and research (22%) | rangeland/pastureland (38%) | tourism/recreation (50%) | urban/industrial/transport
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 42 | |
| Grassland | 4 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 55 |
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).