The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
---|---|---|---|---|
King Eider Somateria spectabilis | LC | winter (-) | 1 birds | A4i, B1i |
Common Eider Somateria mollissima | NT | winter (1988) | 1 birds | A4i, B1i |
Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
---|---|---|
Marine Neritic | major (>10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Coastal belt of eastern Murmansk (Russia (European)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/coastal-belt-of-eastern-murmansk-iba-russia-(european) on 28/12/2024.