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Perevolochny bay


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2013 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
Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis EN breeding 2009 min 20 breeding pairs A1
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris EN passage 2009 500-1,000 individuals A1
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius LC passage 2008 max 20,000 individuals A4i
Steller's Sea-eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus VU breeding 2007-2009 min 3 breeding pairs A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2013) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1967 Malkachanskaya tundra Zakaznik 3

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Grassland Tundra 15
Shrubland Subalpine and alpine scrub 15
Forest Forest tundra (boreal/arctic) 10
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Marine Intertidal major (>10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
hunting major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Perevolochny bay (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/perevolochny-bay-iba-russia-(asian) on 22/11/2024.