Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swan Goose Anser cygnoid | EN | breeding (1970) | rare | A1 |
| Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus | EN | passage (1995) | rare | A1 |
| Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus | LC | winter (1998) | min 500 birds | A4i |
| Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri | CR | breeding (1995) | uncommon | A1, A3 |
| Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa | LC | passage (1970) | uncommon | A1 |
| Falcated Duck Mareca falcata | LC | passage (1998) | 2,000–5,000 birds | A4i |
| Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus | LC | passage (1998) | min 400 birds | A4i |
| White-naped Crane Grus vipio | VU | passage (1993) | min 300 birds | A1, A4i |
| Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis | VU | passage (1993) | min 250 birds | A1, A4i |
| Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana | EN | passage (1995) | rare | A1 |
| Schrenck's Bittern Ixobrychus eurhythmus | LC | breeding (1996) | common | A3 |
| Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes | VU | breeding (1998) | uncommon | A1 |
| Japanese Cormorant Phalacrocorax capillatus | LC | breeding (2000) | min 2,396 birds | A4i |
| Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus | NT | passage (1998) | min 650 birds | A4i |
| Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea | CR | passage (1983) | rare | A1 |
| Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia | LC | passage (1998) | min 650 birds | A4i |
| Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer | EN | passage (1983) | rare | A1 |
| Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris | LC | breeding (1982–1993) | 33,490–42,500 pairs | A4i |
| Spectacled Guillemot Cepphus carbo | LC | breeding (1982–1993) | 1,242–1,650 pairs | A4ii |
| Steller's Sea-eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus | VU | winter (1995) | uncommon | A1 |
| Japanese Bush-warbler Horornis diphone | LC | breeding (1996) | common | A3 |
| Jankowski's Bunting Emberiza jankowskii | EN | breeding (1998) | present | A1, A3 |
| Ochre-rumped Bunting Emberiza yessoensis | NT | breeding (1996) | frequent | A3 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | breeding (1993) | min 73,440 birds | A4iii |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Name Unknown, site No. 277 (Primorskiy kray) | Nature Monument (III) | - |
| - | Yacheistye skaly | Nature Monument (III) | - |
| - | Lesnye kul'tury kedra koreyskogo | Nature Monument (III) | - |
| - | Priostrovnye akvatorii zaliva Petra Velikogo | Nature Monument (III) | - |
| 1974 | Buhty zaliva Pos'eta | Nature Monument (III) | - |
| 1978 | Dalnevostochny Morskoy / Far East Marine | Zapovednik (Ia) | 10 |
| 1984 | Ostrova Karamzina i Verhovskogo | Nature Monument (III) | - |
| 1984 | Obnazhenie Lazurnoe | Nature Monument (III) | - |
| 1984 | Kekury Zhaba i Tjulen' | Nature Monument (III) | - |
| 1989 | Geologicheskiy razrez Aniziyskiy | Nature Monument (III) | - |
| 1989 | Geologicheskiy razrez Chernyshevskiy | Nature Monument (III) | - |
| 1989 | Geologicheskiy razrez Tobizinskiy | Nature Monument (III) | - |
| 1997 | Hasanskiy | Nature Park (II) | 34 |
| 2003 | Far East Marine | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) | 30 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | major (>10) | Mixed broadleaf-coniferous forest (temp/boreal |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Intertidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Neritic | major (>10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower Tumen river (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-tumen-river-iba-russia-(asian) on 22/12/2024.