email a friend
printable version
Kataiginskiye bogs
Location Russia (Central Asian), Tomsk region
Central coordinates 87o 23.00' East  58o 45.00' North
IBA criteria A1, A3
Area 13,000 ha
Altitude 110 - 150m
Year of IBA assessment 2006





Ornithological information Important area for Emberiza aureola and waterbirds.

Site description Data for 1999

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus breeding  1999  1-2 breeding pairs  unknown  A3  Least Concern 
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope breeding  1999  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia breeding  1999  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus breeding  1999  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Lemon-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus breeding  1999  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Inornate Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus breeding  1999  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis breeding  1999  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla breeding  1999  present [units unknown]  -  A3  Least Concern 
Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola breeding  1999  30 breeding pairs  medium  A1  Vulnerable 

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland  50%
Wetlands (inland) Raised bogs; Rivers and streams; Standing freshwater  50%

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
forestry 20%
fisheries/aquaculture minor

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 Boiko G.V.

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: Kataiginskiye bogs. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/05/2013

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