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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
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	non-breeding	2005	500-700 individuals	A4i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	non-breeding	1980-2004	15,000-20,000 individuals	A4i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	breeding	1980-2005	2,000 breeding pairs	A3
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	breeding	2005	5,000-7,000 individuals	A3
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra	LC	breeding	2005	300-400 individuals	A3
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	breeding	1980-2005	2,000 breeding pairs	A3
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata	LC	non-breeding	2005	1,000-1,300 individuals	A4i
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola	VU	breeding	2005	800-1,000 individuals	A3
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii	LC	breeding	2005	10,000-15,000 individuals	A3
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	breeding	2005	500-700 individuals	A3
Little Stint Calidris minuta	LC	breeding	2005	15,000-20,000 individuals	A3
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus	LC	breeding	2005	3,000-4,000 individuals	A3, A4i
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea	LC	breeding	2005	100-200 individuals	A3
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus	LC	breeding	2005	10-20 individuals	A3
Arctic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus	LC	breeding	2005	15-20 individuals	A3
Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus	LC	breeding	2005	60-70 individuals	A3
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus	LC	breeding	2005	1,000-2,000 individuals	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	1980-2005	100,000-215,000 individuals	A4iii

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Dolina reki Yuribey	Nature Reserve	-
1977	Yamal'skiy	Zakaznik	57

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Tundra	9
Shrubland		1
Wetlands (inland)	Standing fresh water	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)
Marine Neritic		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	100
hunting	100
agriculture	93
not utilised	10
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)

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