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The site was identified as important in 2008 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
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	non-breeding	2006	15,000-20,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	non-breeding	2006	7,000-12,000 individuals	B1i
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra	LC	passage	2006	10,000-20,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	breeding	2006	1,000-1,500 breeding pairs	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	-	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams	47
Grassland	Tundra, Humid grasslands	43

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
rangeland/pastureland	70
not utilised	25
energy production and mining	3

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: River Chernaya (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/river-chernaya-iba-russia-(european) on 22/11/2024.