Data Zone
Country/territory: Russia (European)
Subnational region(s): Murmansk region
IBA Justification: A4iii, B2 (2007)
Area: 1,595 hectares (15.95 km2)
Site description (2001 baseline)
Group of near-coastal rocky islets in the tundra zone surrounded by unfreezen during winter sea water.
Key biodiversity
There are more than 20,000 pairs of nesting waterbirds here.
Acknowledgements
The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gavrilovski archipelago (Russia (European)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gavrilovski-archipelago-iba-russia-(european) on 09/01/2025.