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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage	1998	common	A4i
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	passage	1998	common	A4i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	breeding	1998	20-30 breeding pairs	A3
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	breeding	1998	20-30 breeding pairs	A3
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa	LC	breeding	1998	present	A1
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	breeding	1998	3,470-6,940 breeding pairs	A4i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	breeding	2004	present	A4i
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus	CR	passage	2004	present	A1
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus	LC	breeding	1998	rare	A3
Steller's Sea-eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus	VU	breeding	1998	frequent	A1
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus	LC	breeding	-	present	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	1998	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1961	Kavinskaya dolina	Zakaznik	28
1982	Magadansky	Zapovednik	86
1987	Kava	Zakaznik	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Tundra	major (>10)
Forest	Forest tundra (boreal/arctic)	-
Shrubland		-
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes and pools, Raised and blanket bogs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chelomdzha valley and Kava-Chelomdzha interfluve (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chelomdzha-valley-and-kava-chelomdzha-interfluve-iba-russia-(asian) on 23/11/2024.