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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Snow Goose Anser caerulescens	LC	passage	1997	min 70,000 individuals	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 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Tundra	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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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 23/11/2024.