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The site was identified as important in 2016 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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage	1997	2,000 individuals	A4i
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	1997	7,000 individuals	A4i
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	passage	1975-1990	10,000-25,200 individuals	A1, A4i
Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri	VU	passage	1975-1990	min 1,000 individuals	A1
Siberian Scoter Melanitta stejnegeri	LC	passage	1975-1990	50,000-153,700 individuals	A4i
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	LC	passage	1975-1990	2,300-6,700 individuals	A4i
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	passage	1975-1990	22,000-74,600 individuals	A4i
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata	LC	passage	1990	min 22,000 individuals	A4i
Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii	NT	passage	1990	min 500 individuals	A1, A4i
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	NT	passage	1997	500 individuals	A1, A4i
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	LC	passage	1997	50,000 individuals	A4i
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	NT	passage	1997	5,000 individuals	A4i
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	passage	1997	10,000 individuals	A4i
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris	EN	passage	1997	40,000 individuals	A4i
Red Knot Calidris canutus	NT	passage	1997	3,000 individuals	A4i
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis	NT	passage	1997	100,000 individuals	A4i
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	passage	1997	150,000 individuals	A4i
Spotted Greenshank Tringa guttifer	EN	breeding	1997	present	A1
Mew Gull Larus canus	LC	passage	1990	min 32,300 individuals	A4i
Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus	LC	passage	1990	min 23,300 individuals	A4i
Steller's Sea-eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus	VU	resident	1997	present	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1997	min 410,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1983	Reka Moroshechnaya	Zakaznik	100
1994	Moroshechnaya River	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	75

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

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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