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Khaypudyrskaya Bay (Islands of B. Zelenets, Dolgi, Matveyev)


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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus LC passage 1992 300 individuals B1i
Bean Goose Anser fabalis LC passage 1992 max 10,000 individuals A4i, B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons LC passage 1992 max 10,000 individuals A4i, B1i
King Eider Somateria spectabilis LC passage 1992 max 40,000 individuals A4i, B1i
Common Eider Somateria mollissima NT passage 1992 max 40,000 individuals A4i, B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage 1992 max 140,000 individuals A4iii

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1997 Nenetsky Zapovednik 15

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Marine Neritic 20
Grassland Tundra 10
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
Marine Intertidal -
Wetlands (inland) Rivers and streams -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
not utilised 75
fisheries/aquaculture 15
hunting 10


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Khaypudyrskaya Bay (Islands of B. Zelenets, Dolgi, Matveyev) (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/khaypudyrskaya-bay-(islands-of-b.-zelenets-dolgi-matveyev)-iba-russia-(european) on 22/11/2024.