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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	breeding (1996)	60 pairs	A3, A4i, B1i
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	breeding (1996)	1,700 pairs	A4i, B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	breeding (1996)	2,500 pairs	A3, B1i
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	breeding (1996)	8,000 pairs	A3
King Eider Somateria spectabilis	LC	breeding (1996)	3,000 pairs	A3, A4i, B1i
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	breeding (1996)	1,000 pairs	B1i
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	breeding (1996)	8,500 pairs	A3, A4i, B1i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	breeding (1996)	6,500 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica	LC	breeding (1996)	500 pairs	A4i, B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding (1996)	50,000-99,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1985	Nenetsky	Zakaznik (Federal) (IV)	68
1997	Nenetsky	Zapovednik (Ia)	31

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	major (>10)	Tundra
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	major (>10)	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
agriculture	50
fisheries/aquaculture	20

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Russki Zavorot Peninsula and eastern part of Malozemelskaya Tundra (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/russki-zavorot-peninsula-and-eastern-part-of-malozemelskaya-tundra-iba-russia-(european) on 23/12/2024.