Key Biodiversity Areas

Floodplain of Pjana river near village Sarga (20028)
Russia (Central Asian), Central Asia

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2007
National site name: Poima reki Pjana okolo sela Sarga
Central coordinates: Latitude: 55.0983, Longitude: 45.4511
System: terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 15.27344
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 waterbirds.
Delineation rationale: 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 55°5'54'N 45°27'4'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 1527 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: not utilised (10%) | rangeland/pastureland (80%)
IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Forest10
Artificial - Terrestrial80
Wetlands(Inland)10

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).