Lopatka Peninsula and First Kuril Strait (Russia (Asian))

Lopatka Peninsula and First Kuril Strait

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2016 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
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	1998	uncommon	A4i
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	winter	2004	present	A1, A4i
King Eider Somateria spectabilis	LC	winter	2004	present	A4i
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	winter	2004	present	A1, A4i
Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri	VU	winter	2004	present	A1, A4i
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata	LC	passage	1987	80,000-100,000 individuals	A4i
Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii	NT	passage	1987	min 10,000 individuals	A4i
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis	LC	non-breeding	1987	440,000-550,000 individuals	A4ii
Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris	LC	non-breeding	1987	3,560,000-4,450,000 individuals	A4ii
Rock Sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis	LC	breeding	1998	uncommon	A4i
Steller's Sea-eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus	VU	passage	1998	frequent	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2004	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1987	90,000-110,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1983	Yuzhno-Kamchatsky	Zakaznik (Federal)	32
1995	Juzhno-Kamchatskiy	Nature Park	-
1996	Volcanoes of Kamchatka	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	28

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Alpine and subalpine grassland, Tundra	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)
Shrubland	Subalpine and alpine scrub	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lopatka Peninsula and First Kuril Strait (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lopatka-peninsula-and-first-kuril-strait-iba-russia-(asian) on 22/11/2024.