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RU200
Kumikushski wetland
Location Russia (European), Perm region
Central coordinates 55o 15.00' East  60o 20.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A3, A4iii
Area 80,000 ha
Altitude 124 - 131m
Year of IBA assessment 2000





Ornithological information This area is very important for breeding and migrating waterfowl and waders: Gavia arctica, Podiceps cristatus, Podiceps auritus, Podiceps grisegena, Botaurus stellaris, Nycticorax nycticorax, Cygnus cygnus, Anas plathyrhynchos, A.penelope, A.crecca, A.querquedulla, A.Acuta, A.clypeata, Aythya fuligula, A.ferina, Bucephala clangula, Fulica atra, Porzana porzana, Pluvialis apricaria, Vanellus vanellus, Tringa ochropus, Tringa glareola, T.nebularia, Actitis hypoleucos, Xenus cinerea, Phyllomachos pugnax, Lymnocryptus minimus, Gallinago gallinago, Scolopax scolopax, Numenius arquata, N,phaeropus, Limisa limisa, Larus minutus, L.ridibundus, L.cannus, L.argentatus, Sterna hirundo, St,albifrons, Grus grus. No specific counts had been made, but certainly more then 20,000 individual waterbirds occur here on passage. More research should be carried out to collect data on individual species.

Site description The area is mainly made up of open bogs and a system of lakes.

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla breeding  1995  5 breeding pairs  good  A1  Least Concern 
Corncrake Crex crex breeding  1995  30-50 breeding pairs  medium  A1  Least Concern 
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus breeding  1995  1 breeding pairs  -  A3  Least Concern 
Great Snipe Gallinago media breeding  1995  50 breeding pairs  good  A1  Near Threatened 
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa resident  1995  1 breeding pairs  -  A3  Least Concern 
Northern Hawk Owl Surnia ulula resident  1995  1 breeding pairs  -  A3  Least Concern 
Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus breeding  1995  1 breeding pairs  -  A3  Least Concern 
Siberian Tit Parus cinctus breeding  1995  1 breeding pairs  -  A3  Least Concern 
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis breeding  1995  1 breeding pairs  -  A3  Least Concern 
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla breeding  1995  1 breeding pairs  -  A3  Least Concern 
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator breeding  1995  1 breeding pairs  -  A3  Least Concern 
White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera breeding  1995  1 breeding pairs  -  A3  Least Concern 
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica breeding  1995  1 breeding pairs  -  A3  Least Concern 
A4iii Species group - waterbirds unknown  -  20,000 individuals  unknown  A4iii   

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Pernaty Zakaznik 78,400 protected area contained by site 78,400  

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Mixed woodland  15%
Wetlands (inland) Fens, transition mires and springs; Raised bogs; Rivers and streams; Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation  83%

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
forestry -

Conservation response Unprotected

Acknowledgements The identification of IBAs and information collected between 1980 and 2009 provided by the IBA network of the Russian Bird Conservation Union (RBCU).

References I.V.Karyakin, A.I.Shepel

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Kumikushski wetland. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/05/2013

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