Kanin peninsula (watershed of Yazhma and Nyes' rivers) (Russia (European))

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Kanin peninsula (watershed of Yazhma and Nyes' rivers)

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	breeding	1989	present	A4i, B1i
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis	LC	passage	1989	present	B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	-	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

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

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Tundra	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kanin peninsula (watershed of Yazhma and Nyes' rivers) (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kanin-peninsula-(watershed-of-yazhma-and-nyes-rivers)-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.