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The site was identified as important in 2000 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
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	breeding	1988	9,500 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	non-breeding	1988	10,000-12,000 individuals	B1i
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	non-breeding	1988	10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle	LC	breeding	1988	300-500 breeding pairs	B1ii, B2
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding	1988	12 breeding pairs	A1, B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	1988	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Polyarnyi Krug	Zakaznik	6
1932	Kandalakshsky	Zapovednik	24
1976	Kandalaksha Bay	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	94
1980	Granitoidy o-va Mikkov	Nature Monument	-

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

Name	Year formed
Caretaker of Kandalakshski Zaliv	2004

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		80
Grassland	Humid grasslands	10
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kandalaksha Bay (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kandalaksha-bay-iba-russia-(european) on 22/11/2024.