North-western subburbs of St.-Petersburg (Russia (European))

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North-western subburbs of St.-Petersburg

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2007 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	1998	500-1,500 individuals	A4i, B1i
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	passage	1998	200-1,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	passage	1998	3,000-5,000 individuals	B1i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	passage	1998	2,000-5,000 individuals	A4i, B1i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Yuntolovskiy	Zakaznik	-

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		68
Artificial/Terrestrial	Urban parks and gardens, Other urban and industrial areas	17
Forest	Mixed woodland	15

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	50
fisheries/aquaculture	20
tourism/recreation	20
nature conservation and research	7
urban/industrial/transport	5

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: North-western subburbs of St.-Petersburg (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/north-western-subburbs-of-st.-petersburg-iba-russia-(european) on 23/11/2024.