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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	breeding (1999)	2,000–3,000 pairs	A4i, B1i
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage (1999)	10,000–20,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage (1999)	50,000–100,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage (1999)	2,000–3,000 birds	A1, A4i, B1i
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	breeding (1999)	1,500–2,000 pairs	A4i, B1i
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	breeding (1999)	700–1,000 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Goosander Mergus merganser	LC	breeding (1999)	800–1,000 pairs	A4i, B1i
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	LC	passage (1999)	4,000–6,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	breeding (1999)	3,000–4,000 pairs	B1i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	breeding (1999)	15,000–20,000 pairs	A4i, B1i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	breeding (1999)	4,000–5,000 pairs	B1i
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica	LC	breeding (1999)	700–1,000 pairs	A4i, B1i
Mew Gull Larus canus	LC	breeding (1999)	2,000–3,000 pairs	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1999)	50,000-99,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1994	Kuoiskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	17

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

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 23/12/2024.