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Lowland swamps in the valley of Tungur and Nenyuga rivers


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2013 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
Black-billed Capercaillie Tetrao urogalloides LC breeding 2010-2012 500-1,000 breeding pairs A3
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus LC passage 2010-2011 11,000-22,000 individuals A4i
Bean Goose Anser fabalis LC passage 2010-2012 9,000-19,000 individuals A4i
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula LC breeding 2010-2012 500-1,500 breeding pairs A3
Smew Mergellus albellus LC breeding 2010-2012 300-1,000 breeding pairs A3
Falcated Duck Mareca falcata LC breeding 2010-2012 300-1,500 breeding pairs A3, A4i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope LC breeding 2010-2012 300-1,500 breeding pairs A3
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus CR passage 2010-2012 min 2 individuals A1
Common Crane Grus grus LC breeding 2010-2012 5-100 breeding pairs A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage 1990-2012 100,000-300,000 individuals A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2013) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest 80
Wetlands (inland) 15
Shrubland 5
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
forestry 90
hunting 30


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lowland swamps in the valley of Tungur and Nenyuga rivers (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lowland-swamps-in-the-valley-of-tungur-and-nenyuga-rivers-iba-russia-(asian) on 22/11/2024.