The site was identified as important in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bean Goose Anser fabalis | LC | unknown | 2004 | present | A4i |
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons | LC | passage | 2004 | present | A4i |
Greater Scaup Aythya marila | LC | breeding | 1997 | frequent | A3 |
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva | LC | breeding | 1997 | frequent | A3 |
Dunlin Calidris alpina | LC | breeding | 1997 | common | A3 |
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus | LC | breeding | 1997 | common | A3 |
Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus | LC | resident | 2004 | present | A4i |
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea | LC | breeding | 1997 | frequent | A3 |
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus | LC | breeding | 1997 | frequent | A3 |
Arctic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus | LC | breeding | 1997 | frequent | A3 |
Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi | LC | breeding | 1997 | common | A3 |
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus | LC | breeding | 1997 | frequent | A3 |
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus | LC | breeding | 1997 | common | A3 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | unknown | 2004 | 20,000 individuals | A4iii |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2004).
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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Utkholok | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 220,000 | protected area contains site | 0 |
Utholok | Zakaznik | 49,800 | protected area contains site | 49,800 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Wetlands (inland) | Permanent swamps | - |
Grassland | Tundra | - |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Utkholok river. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/utkholok-river-iba-russia-(asian) on 22/09/2023.