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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2004

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Goosander Mergus merganser	LC	unknown	2004	present	A4i
Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris	LC	unknown	2004	present	A4i
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	LC	unknown	2004	present	A4i
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris	EN	breeding	2004	present	A3, A4i
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis	NT	passage	2004	present	A4i
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus	LC	passage	2004	present	A4i
Steller's Sea-eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus	VU	breeding	2004	present	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	2004	20,000 individuals	A4iii

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Grassland	Tundra	-
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Neritic		-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Babushkina bay. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 30/01/2023.