RU3147
Amur river mouth


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2004 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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus LC breeding (2004) present A4i
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus LC passage (2004) present A4i
Bean Goose Anser fabalis LC breeding (2004) present A4i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons LC passage (2004) present A4i
Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea CR passage (2004) present A1
Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer EN breeding (2004) present A1
Steller's Sea-eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus VU resident (2004) present A1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Marine Intertidal major (>10)
Marine Neritic major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Amur river mouth (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/amur-river-mouth-iba-russia-(asian) on 22/12/2024.