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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
Brent Goose Branta bernicla	LC	breeding	1999	present	A3
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	breeding	1999	present	A3, A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	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
1996	Gydansky	Zapovednik	68

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

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Oleniy island and Yuratskaya bay (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/oleniy-island-and-yuratskaya-bay-iba-russia-(asian) on 23/11/2024.