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Nerpich'ye Lake and Kamchatka River delta


IBA Justification

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 breeding 2004 present A4i
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis VU passage 2012 min 49,100 individuals A1, A4i
Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri VU passage 2012 1,500-2,000 individuals A1, A4i
Siberian Scoter Melanitta stejnegeri LC passage 2012 min 73,500 individuals A4i
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator LC passage 2012 min 11,700 individuals A4i
Greater Scaup Aythya marila LC passage 2012 min 27,100 individuals A4i
Mew Gull Larus canus LC breeding 2008-2011 28,000-32,800 individuals A4i
Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus LC passage 2006 15,000-20,000 individuals A4i
Aleutian Tern Onychoprion aleuticus VU breeding 2011-2014 min 1,000 individuals A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a unknown 2004 min 20,000 individuals A4iii

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


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Grassland major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Shrubland major (>10)
Forest minor (<10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nerpich'ye Lake and Kamchatka River delta (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nerpichye-lake-and-kamchatka-river-delta-iba-russia-(asian) on 22/11/2024.