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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
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	breeding	1992	3,000 breeding pairs	A3, A4i
Emperor Goose Anser canagicus	LC	breeding	1992	1,000 breeding pairs	A1, A3, A4i
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	breeding	1997	present	A3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	breeding	1991	1,400 breeding pairs	A3, A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	1997	max 20 individuals	A1
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	breeding	1997	common	A3
King Eider Somateria spectabilis	LC	breeding	1997	common	A3
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	breeding	1997	common	A3
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	passage	1991-2002	8,000-18,000 individuals	A4i
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	breeding	1997	uncommon	A3
Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis	LC	breeding	1982	min 200 breeding pairs	A3, A4i
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola	VU	breeding	1997	present	A3
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva	LC	breeding	1997	present	A3
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii	LC	breeding	1997	present	A3
Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea	CR	breeding	1971	rare	A1, A2, A3, A4i
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	breeding	1997	uncommon	A3
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus	LC	breeding	1997	frequent	A3
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius	LC	breeding	1997	present	A3
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus	LC	breeding	1997	common	A3
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus	LC	breeding	1997	common	A3
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 (2016) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Anadyrskii	Zakaznik	36
-	Tundrovyi	Zakaznik	-
1971	Avtotkuul'	Zakaznik	36
1971	Tumanskiy	Zakaznik	31
1971	Tundrovy	Zakaznik	20

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Tundra	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes and pools, Raised and blanket bogs, Rivers and streams	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

The two active zakazniks are under the jurisdiction of the district government with marine waters federally owned.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower Anadyr lowlands (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-anadyr-lowlands-iba-russia-(asian) on 22/11/2024.