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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2016 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 (2008)	min 1,780 birds	A1, A4i
Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus	LC	breeding (2008)	min 15,526 birds	A4i
Common Murre Uria aalge	LC	breeding (2008)	min 237,700 birds	A4ii
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding (2008)	min 237,700 birds	A4iii
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (2008)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1978	Tajgonos	Zakaznik (IV)	30

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	50
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	25
Marine Intertidal	15
Grassland	10	Tundra

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	-
rangeland/pastureland	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Khalpili Islands and Impoveyem Bay (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/khalpili-islands-and-impoveyem-bay-iba-russia-(asian) on 23/12/2024.