Lakes of northern Karelia (Russia (European))

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Lakes of northern Karelia

Current view: summary

Country/territory: Russia (European)

IBA criteria met: A4i, B1i (2000)
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Area: 744,700 ha

Site description (2001 baseline)
Northern taiga with a large number of lakes and marshes, including Lakes Keret, Eng, Nizhneye, Kum, and the south-eastern part of Lake Top. The boundaries of the most important wetlands need to be determined.It is very possible that aftre special field researches several IBAs should be identifyed at this huge area.

Key biodiversity
Based on data in the previous European IBA inventory (Grimmett and Jones 1989), this is an important breeding site for two wildfowl species, and an important staging site for migrating ducks.

Acknowledgements
The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lakes of northern Karelia (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lakes-of-northern-karelia-iba-russia-(european) on 22/11/2024.