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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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	passage (1996)	15,000–25,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	passage (1996)	5,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	passage (1996)	1 birds	A4i, B1i
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	passage (1996)	1 birds	A4i, B1i
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	passage (1996)	300,000–400,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra	LC	passage (1996)	300,000–400,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca	VU	passage (1996)	100,000–200,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	passage (1996)	150,000–200,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Goosander Mergus merganser	LC	passage (1996)	1 birds	A4i, B1i
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	LC	passage (1996)	1 birds	A4i, B1i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	passage (1996)	100,000–200,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	passage (1996)	100,000–300,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena	LC	passage (1996)	1 birds	B1i
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica	LC	passage (1996)	20,000–40,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	LC	passage (1996)	200,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Mew Gull Larus canus	LC	passage (1996)	100,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	LC	passage (1996)	50,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Arctic Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus	LC	passage (1996)	100,000 birds	A4i, B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1996)	1,000,000-2,499,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Berezovye Ostrova	Zakaznik (-)	21
1976	Vyborgskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	15

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	85
Forest	11
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Intertidal	-
Wetlands (inland)	-	Raised bogs

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	50
tourism/recreation	50

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Berezoviye islands of Vyborg Bay (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/berezoviye-islands-of-vyborg-bay-iba-russia-(european) on 23/12/2024.