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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	resident	1999	present	A3
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	breeding	1999	present	A3
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	passage	1999	present	A4i
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	passage	1999	common	A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	1978-1981	100-300 individuals	A1, A4i
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	breeding	1999	present	A3
Smew Mergellus albellus	LC	breeding	1999	present	A3
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa	LC	breeding	1999	present	A1
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	breeding	1981	4,300 individuals	A3
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	1999	present	A3
Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura	LC	breeding	1999	present	A3
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus	LC	breeding	1999	present	A3
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus	LC	breeding	1999	present	A3
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	LC	breeding	1999	present	A3
Northern Hawk-owl Surnia ulula	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Siberian Tit Poecile cinctus	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis	LC	breeding	1999	present	A3
Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica	LC	breeding	1999	present	A3
Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus	LC	breeding	1999	present	A3
Turdus naumanni	NR	breeding	1999	present	A3
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus	LC	breeding	1999	present	A3
Siberian Accentor Prunella montanella	LC	breeding	1999	present	A3
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla	LC	breeding	1999	present	A3
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator	LC	breeding	1999	present	A3
Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera	LC	resident	1999	present	A3
Pallas's Bunting Emberiza pallasi	LC	breeding	1999	present	A3
Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola	CR	breeding	1999	present	A3
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica	VU	breeding	1999	present	A3
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla	LC	breeding	1999	present	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1999	min 20,000 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
1995	Muna	Resource Reserve	4

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Freshwater lakes and pools	major (>10)
Forest	Coniferous forest (temperate/boreal)	minor (<10)
Grassland	Alpine and subalpine grassland	minor (<10)
Shrubland		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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