Floodplain of Oka river up-stream of the Murom (20029)
Russia (Central Asian), Central Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2007
National site name: Poima reki Oki vyshe Muroma
Central coordinates: Latitude: 55.2753, Longitude: 41.9295
System: terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 361.13207
Protected area coverage (%): 55.43
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: Non-bird biodiversity: Flora. Trapa natans, Lembotropis nigricans.Fauna. Iphiclides podalirius.
Delineation rationale: 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 55°16'31'N 41°55'46'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 36115 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: forestry | nature conservation and research (8%) | rangeland/pastureland (65%) | urban/industrial/transport (1%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands(Inland) | 9 | |
| Forest | 20 |
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).