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The site was identified as important in 2004 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	1998	frequent	A3
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	breeding	1998	5-10 breeding pairs	A3
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	1998	20,000-30,000 individuals	A4i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1998	abundant	A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	breeding	1998	rare	A1, A3
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	breeding	1998	rare	A3
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	breeding	1998	100-120 breeding pairs	A3, A4i
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	breeding	1998	rare	A3
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	breeding	1998	frequent	A3
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	VU	breeding	1998	rare	A3
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	NT	breeding	1998	15-20 breeding pairs	A4i
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	LC	passage	1998	abundant	A4i
Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis	EN	breeding	1998	common	A3, A4i
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	passage	1998	frequent	A4i
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	breeding	1998	abundant	A4i
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris	EN	passage	1998	common	A4i
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis	NT	passage	1998	abundant	A4i
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	LC	breeding	1998	common	A3
Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer	EN	breeding	1998	2-3 breeding pairs	A1, A2
Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer	EN	passage	1998	max 40 individuals	A1, A4i
Steller's Sea-eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus	VU	breeding	1998	5-6 breeding pairs	A1, A3
Middendorff's Grasshopper-warbler Helopsaltes ochotensis	LC	breeding	1998	frequent	A3
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus	LC	breeding	1998	frequent	A3
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus	LC	breeding	1998	rare	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1998	50,000-80,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1967	Malkachanskaya tundra	Zakaznik	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Tundra	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)
Shrubland		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Malkachan bay (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/malkachan-bay-iba-russia-(asian) on 22/11/2024.