Rimskogo-Korsakova Archipelago


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
Japanese Cormorant Phalacrocorax capillatus LC breeding 1982 min 926 individuals A4i
Spectacled Guillemot Cepphus carbo LC breeding 1974-1982 min 5,612 individuals A4ii

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
1978 Dalnevostochny Morskoy / Far East Marine Zapovednik 45
2003 Far East Marine UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rimskogo-Korsakova Archipelago (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rimskogo-korsakova-archipelago-iba-russia-(asian) on 23/11/2024.