Lakes of northern Karelia (Russia (European))

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Lakes of northern Karelia

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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	breeding	1989	1,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	breeding	1989	present	B1i

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

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.