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The site was identified as important in 2007 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	breeding	1999	2,000-3,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	1999	10,000-20,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1999	50,000-100,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	1999	2,000-3,000 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	breeding	1999	1,500-2,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	breeding	1999	700-1,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Goosander Mergus merganser	LC	breeding	1999	800-1,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	LC	passage	1999	4,000-6,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	breeding	1999	3,000-4,000 breeding pairs	B1i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	breeding	1999	15,000-20,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	breeding	1999	4,000-5,000 breeding pairs	B1i
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica	LC	breeding	1999	700-1,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Mew Gull Larus canus	LC	breeding	1999	2,000-3,000 breeding pairs	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1999	50,000-99,999 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1994	Kuoiskiy	Zakaznik	17

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Raised bogs	70
Forest	Native coniferous woodland	30

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	100
agriculture	1
urban/industrial/transport	1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kuloy river (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kuloy-river-iba-russia-(european) on 22/11/2024.