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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

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

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Dolina reki Yuribey	Nature Reserve (-)	-
1977	Yamal'skiy	Zakaznik (IV)	57

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

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 22/12/2024.