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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	passage	2003	min 300 individuals	A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kavacha lagoon (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kavacha-lagoon-iba-russia-(asian) on 23/11/2024.