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Gavrilovski archipelago

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Site description (2001 baseline):

Site location and context

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.

Habitat and land use

Over-fishing means that there is no food available for birds.

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 (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gavrilovski archipelago (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gavrilovski-archipelago-iba-russia-(european) on 05/12/2024.