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The site was identified as important in 2007 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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	2005	1,500-2,000 individuals	B1i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	1999	20 individuals	A1
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter	2005	12-20 individuals	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1994	Djunnyi	Zakaznik	3

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Caretakers of Kurshski Zaliv	2005

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		85

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	70

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Curonian Bay (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/curonian-bay-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.