RU3081
Cape Billings


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
Snow Goose Anser caerulescens LC passage (1997) min 70,000 birds A4i
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis VU breeding (1997) abundant A3
Common Eider Somateria mollissima NT breeding (1997) frequent A3, A4i
Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii NT breeding (1997) rare A3
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola VU breeding (1997) present A3
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres NT breeding (1997) present A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage (1997) min 70,000 birds A4iii

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Grassland major (>10) Tundra
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cape Billings (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cape-billings-iba-russia-(asian) on 28/12/2024.