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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage (1998)	500–1,500 birds	A4i, B1i
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	passage (1998)	200–1,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	passage (1998)	3,000–5,000 birds	B1i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	passage (1998)	2,000–5,000 birds	A4i, B1i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Yuntolovskiy	Zakaznik (IV)	-

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

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

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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 23/12/2024.