Data Zone
Country/territory: Russia (European)
IBA criteria met: A4iii (2000)
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Area: 192,050 hectares (1,920.50 km2)
Site description (2001 baseline)
Low-lying peninsula with numerous lakes connected by channels with each other and to the Pechora Sea.
Key biodiversity
One of the most important sites in north European Russia for breeding swans, geese, and ducks, and for moulting swans (2,000), geese (30,000--40,000), and ducks (100,000). Recent count data are not available for any bird species.
Acknowledgements
The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Varandeyskaya Lapta peninsula (Russia (European)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/varandeyskaya-lapta-peninsula-iba-russia-(european) on 26/12/2024.