Birds of Nizhnyaya Kama National Park
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- Species
- ≈ 59 species Source, Species: Community observations: eBird and GBIF
- Best time
- May Source, Best time: Months with the most species, across all years of observations
- ≈ 59 species Source, Species: Community observations: eBird and GBIF
- May Source, Best time: Months with the most species, across all years of observations
- 1991 Source, Founded: From Wikidata
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About the park
The park comprises three separate sections: two near Yelabuga on the Kama’s right bank, and a third on a peninsula on the left bank, beyond Naberezhnye Chelny. Its stretch of the Kama lies within Nizhnekamsk Reservoir. The banks differ sharply: the right bank rises high and is cut by ravines, while the left is flat. Below the dam, the river meanders, with meadows on its right bank also included in the park. Forests reach the reservoir shore and occur in isolated patches farther inland. Pine accounts for 65.4% of the forest area, birch for 19% and aspen for 6%; some of the forest was planted.
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Established on 20 April 1991 to protect the coniferous forests along the Kama, mainly pine, the park lies in the valley of the Kama and its tributaries: the Toyma, Kriusha, Tanayka and Shilna. The Toyma is the largest tributary within the park. The area sits at the boundary of three natural and climatic subzones: mixed broadleaf and spruce forests, broadleaf forests, and meadow steppes. Their meeting is reflected in the park’s vegetation, where woodland and open ground occur side by side.
More than 180 bird species have been recorded in the park, including 136 nesting species. Most are associated with forests, open ground or wetlands. Common birds include the black kite, mallard, grey heron, great spotted woodpecker and Eurasian woodcock. Twenty-two rarer species are listed in the Red Data Book of Tatarstan, among them the Eurasian eagle-owl, white-tailed eagle and penduline tit. Birds recorded nearby include the white wagtail, common chaffinch and song thrush.
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