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Ratmanova Island


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2016 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
Horned Puffin Fratercula corniculata LC breeding 1991 2,000 breeding pairs A4ii
Parakeet Auklet Aethia psittacula LC breeding 1991 min 30,000 breeding pairs A4ii
Least Auklet Aethia pusilla LC breeding 1991 min 1,000,000 breeding pairs A4ii
Crested Auklet Aethia cristatella LC breeding 1991 min 500,000 breeding pairs A4ii
A4iii Species group - seabirds n/a breeding 1991 min 1,500,000 breeding pairs A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1993 Beringiya Natural-ethnic Territory 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Grassland Tundra -
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


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