email a friend
printable version
Bottomland the river Tobol between a mouth of the rivers Uja and Ubagan
Location Russia (Central Asian), Kurgan region
Central coordinates 64o 15.00' East  54o 20.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A4i
Area 17,500 ha
Altitude 80 - 100m
Year of IBA assessment 2005





Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis breeding  2000  50-200 breeding pairs  medium  A4i  Least Concern 
Corncrake Crex crex breeding  2000  50-70 breeding pairs  poor  A1  Least Concern 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Kurgansky Zakaznik 31,800 protected area overlaps with site 0  

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Alluvial and very wet forest  10%
Shrubland   10%
Grassland Humid grasslands  50%
Wetlands (inland) Mud flats and sand flats; Standing freshwater  11%
Artificial landscapes (terrestrial) Arable land  20%

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture 40%
rangeland/pastureland 60%
hunting 100%
tourism/recreation 10%

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

Contribute  Please click here to help BirdLife conserve the world's birds - your data for this IBA and others are vital for helping protect the environment.

Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Bottomland the river Tobol between a mouth of the rivers Uja and Ubagan. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 24/05/2013

To provide new information to update this factsheet or to correct any errors, please email BirdLife