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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	breeding	1997	present	A4i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	breeding	1992	1,500 breeding pairs	A3, A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	breeding	1997	50 breeding pairs	A1, A3
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	breeding	1997	present	A3, A4i
Black Scoter Melanitta americana	NT	breeding	1997	present	A4i
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	breeding	1997	present	A3, A4i
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa	LC	breeding	1997	rare	A1
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	breeding	1990	min 20,000 breeding pairs	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	1997	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1984	Lebediny	Zakaznik (Federal)	98

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Tundra	major (>10)
Shrubland		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lebediny refuge (Markovo depression) (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lebediny-refuge-(markovo-depression)-iba-russia-(asian) on 22/11/2024.