Lower Ob' (Russia (Central Asian)) IBA | Details

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Lower Ob'

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IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2006 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1900	Labytnangi	Preserved Green Belt (-)	-
1985	Nizhne-obsky	Zakaznik (Federal) (IV)	22

Habitats

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

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 (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower Ob' (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-ob-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 12/01/2025.