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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	breeding (1988)	9,500 pairs	A4i, B1i
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	non-breeding (1988)	10,000–12,000 birds	B1i
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	non-breeding (1988)	10,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle	LC	breeding (1988)	300–500 pairs	B1ii, B2
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	breeding (1988)	12 pairs	A1, B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding (1988)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Polyarnyi Krug	Zakaznik (IV)	6
1932	Kandalakshsky	Zapovednik (Ia)	24
1980	Granitoidy o-va Mikkov	Nature Monument (III)	-

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 visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

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

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 23/12/2024.