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Kolyma-Alazeya lowland


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus VU breeding (2004) present A1, A3
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis VU passage (2004) common A4i
Siberian Scoter Melanitta stejnegeri LC passage (2004) common A4i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula LC breeding (2004) present A4i
Greater Scaup Aythya marila LC passage (2004) common A4i
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa LC breeding (2004) present A1
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope LC passage (2004) common A4i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta LC breeding (2004) present A4i
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus CR passage (2004) present A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage (2004) 200,000–300,000 birds A4iii

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Grassland major (>10) Tundra
Forest - Coniferous forest (temperate/boreal)
Shrubland -
Wetlands (inland) -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kolyma-Alazeya lowland (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kolyma-alazeya-lowland-iba-russia-(asian) on 23/12/2024.