Bezymyannaya and Gribovaya Bays and adjoining waters (Russia (European))

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Bezymyannaya and Gribovaya Bays and adjoining waters

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri	VU	non-breeding	1994	300 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima	LC	breeding	1994	10 breeding pairs	B3
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle	LC	breeding	1995	118 breeding pairs	B1ii
Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia	LC	breeding	1995	140,000-315,000 breeding pairs	A4ii, B1ii
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding	1995	100,000-499,999 breeding pairs	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Tundra	70
Marine Neritic		30

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
military	100

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bezymyannaya and Gribovaya Bays and adjoining waters (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bezymyannaya-and-gribovaya-bays-and-adjoining-waters-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.