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Cape Oria


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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla VU breeding (1998) 7,000 breeding pairs A4i
Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus LC breeding (1998) 1,650 breeding pairs A4i
A4iii Species group - seabirds n/a breeding (1998) 45,000 breeding pairs A4iii

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cape Oria (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cape-oria-iba-russia-(asian) on 13/01/2025.