RU3005
Pura river basin


IBA Justification

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
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis VU breeding 2003 6,000-10,000 individuals A1, A3, A4i
Bean Goose Anser fabalis LC breeding 2003 10,000 individuals A4i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons LC breeding 2003 10,000 individuals A3, A4i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus VU breeding 2003 present A1, A3, A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage 2003 min 30,000 individuals A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1988 Purinsky Zakaznik (Federal) 36
1994 Area between the Pura & Mokoritto rivers Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 80

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Grassland Tundra major (>10)
Wetlands (inland) -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


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