Lower Ob' (Russia (Central Asian)) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Lower Ob'

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2006 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	passage	2003	1,500-2,000 individuals	A4i
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	breeding	2004	500-700 breeding pairs	A4i
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	passage	2003	300-650 individuals	A4i
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage	1999	50-3,000 individuals	A1, A4i
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	1989-2003	7,000-10,000 individuals	A4i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	2004	10,000-30,000 individuals	A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	breeding	1984-2003	2-5 breeding pairs	A1
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	2004	400-600 individuals	A1, A4i
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	passage	2004	25,000-30,000 individuals	A4i
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra	LC	non-breeding	2004	10-30,000 individuals	A4i
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra	LC	passage	2004	20,000-30,000 individuals	A4i
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	breeding	2004	100-200 breeding pairs	A4i
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	passage	2004	2,000-3,000 individuals	A4i
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	LC	breeding	2004	50-80 breeding pairs	A4i
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	LC	passage	2004	300-400 individuals	A4i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	breeding	2004	20,000-40,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	passage	2004	300,000-400,000 individuals	A4i
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	passage	2004	30,000-50,000 individuals	A4i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	breeding	2004	5,500-7,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	passage	2004	30,000-50,000 individuals	A4i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	breeding	2004	100,000-500,000 individuals	A4i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	passage	2004	300,000-500,000 individuals	A4i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	breeding	2004	80,000-100,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	passage	2004	300,000-500,000 individuals	A4i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	breeding	2004	15,000-20,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	passage	2004	40,000-50,000 individuals	A4i
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	VU	breeding	2004	300-500 breeding pairs	A4i
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	VU	passage	2004	1,500-3,000 individuals	A4i
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica	LC	breeding	2004	1,000-1,500 breeding pairs	A4i
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica	LC	passage	2004	5,000-10,000 individuals	A4i
Ruff Calidris pugnax	LC	passage	1989-2004	10,000-40,000 individuals	A4i
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii	LC	non-breeding	2004	35,000-45,000 individuals	A4i
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii	LC	passage	2004	100,000-150,000 individuals	A4i
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	passage	2004	60,000-70,000 individuals	A4i
Little Stint Calidris minuta	LC	non-breeding	2004	25,000-30,000 individuals	A4i
Little Stint Calidris minuta	LC	passage	2004	80,000-120,000 individuals	A4i
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	breeding	1989-2003	150-200 breeding pairs	A1
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago	LC	breeding	2004	40,000-50,000 individuals	A4i
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus	LC	breeding	2004	250-300 breeding pairs	A4i
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus	LC	breeding	2004	20,000-25,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus	LC	passage	2004	150,000-200,000 individuals	A4i
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus	LC	breeding	2004	5,000-5,500 breeding pairs	A4i
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus	LC	non-breeding	2004	10,000-12,000 individuals	A4i
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	breeding	2004	5,500-7,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	non-breeding	2004	25,000-30,000 individuals	A4i
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	breeding	2004	15,000-20,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	LC	breeding	2004	5,000-7,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding	2004	1,500-2,000 breeding pairs	A4i
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	non-breeding	2004	3,000-5,000 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	1989-2004	700,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2006) may differ.

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1900	Labytnangi	Preserved Green Belt	-
1985	Nizhne-obsky	Zakaznik (Federal)	22
1994	Islands in Ob Estuary, Kara Sea	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	22

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		40
Shrubland		10
Artificial/Terrestrial		1
Forest		1
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	Fens, transition mires & springs, Raised bogs, Rivers & streams, Standing fresh water, Water-fringe vegetation	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)
Marine Neritic		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	100
hunting	100
not utilised	50
nature conservation and research	27
other	4
forestry	1
urban/industrial/transport	1

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