RU3010
Gorbita river


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2004 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
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis VU breeding (1999) present A1, A3, A4i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons LC passage (1999) common A4i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons LC breeding (1999) present A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage (1999) min 20,000 birds A4iii

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Grassland major (>10) Tundra
Wetlands (inland) -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gorbita river (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gorbita-river-iba-russia-(asian) on 26/12/2024.