The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| 1932 |
Kandalakshsky
|
Zapovednik (Ia) |
100 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Grassland |
- |
Tundra |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal |
- |
|
| Marine Neritic |
- |
|
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| nature conservation and research |
100 |
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.
