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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	breeding (1996)	1,800 pairs	B1i
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica	VU	breeding (1996)	1,300–4,000 pairs	B2
Razorbill Alca torda	LC	breeding (1996)	1–100 pairs	B3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1932	Kandalakshsky	Zapovednik (Ia)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	80	Humid grasslands; Tundra
Shrubland	20
Wetlands (inland)	11	Fens, transition mires and springs
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Neritic	-

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ainov islands (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ainov-islands-iba-russia-(european) on 28/12/2024.