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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
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	breeding	1987	present	A4i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	passage	1987	present	A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	1987	present	A1
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	passage	1987	present	A4i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	breeding	1987	present	A4i
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	passage	1987	present	A4i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	breeding	1987	present	A4i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	breeding	1987	present	A4i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	breeding	1987	present	A4i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	breeding	1987	present	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	1987	462,000 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
1987	Reka Belaya	Zakaznik	19
1994	Parapolsky Dol	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	96
1995	Koryaksky	Zapovednik	14
1995	Koryaksky (Buffer Zone)	Buffer Zone (adjacent to Zapovednik)	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes and pools, Raised and blanket bogs, Rivers and streams	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parapol'skiy valley (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parapolskiy-valley-iba-russia-(asian) on 22/11/2024.