RU1181
Maly Zhemchuzhny island


Country/territory: Russia (European)

IBA criteria met: A4i, B1i, B2 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here

Area: 35 ha


Site description (2001 baseline)
The IBA is located in the Caspian Sea, to the south of the Volga delta.

Key biodiversity
A small island which holds a large number of colonial nesting birds.

Acknowledgements
The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Maly Zhemchuzhny island (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/maly-zhemchuzhny-island-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.