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Site description (2001 baseline):
Site location and context
Marshy, low-lying tundra with numerous rivers, lakes and channels between the Rivers Yazhma and Nyes.
A breeding area for Cygnus columbianus and geese. Very large numbers of geese moult (50,000), and swans and geese (including Branta leucopsis) occur on passage. There are no recent counts for any species.
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: 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.