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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 at site	IBA criteria triggered
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid	VU	breeding	2004	present	A1
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa	LC	breeding	2004	present	A1
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus	NT	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	2004	present	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	2004	20,000 individuals	A4iii

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Selenga Delta	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	12,100	protected area contained by site	0
Protoka Kolpinnaya	Nature Monument	7	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ostrov Srednee Ust'e	Nature Monument	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Lake Baikal	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	8,800,000	protected area contains site	56,561
Kabansky	Zakaznik (Federal)	12,100	unknown	0
Inkinskiy opolzen'	Nature Monument	300	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Inland deltas	-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Selenga delta. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/16455 on 31/05/2023.