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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	1999	1,000-5,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	passage	1999	100-5,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	1999	2,000-5,000 individuals	B1i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	1999	500 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	passage	1999	20,000-200,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra	LC	passage	1999	20,000-100,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca	VU	passage	1999	10,000-20,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	passage	1999	1,000-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	passage	1999	20,000-50,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	passage	1999	2,000-20,000 individuals	B1i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	passage	1999	100-20,000 individuals	B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1999	100,000-499,999 individuals	A4iii

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	98

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	100
tourism/recreation	80
hunting	60
urban/industrial/transport	30
nature conservation and research	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Petrocrepost' Bay (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/petrocrepost-bay-iba-russia-(european) on 22/11/2024.