Russki Zavorot Peninsula and eastern part of Malozemelskaya Tundra (Russia (European))

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Russki Zavorot Peninsula and eastern part of Malozemelskaya Tundra

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	breeding	1996	60 breeding pairs	A3, A4i, B1i
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	breeding	1996	1,700 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	breeding	1996	2,500 breeding pairs	A3, B1i
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	breeding	1996	8,000 breeding pairs	A3
King Eider Somateria spectabilis	LC	breeding	1996	3,000 breeding pairs	A3, A4i, B1i
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	breeding	1996	1,000 breeding pairs	B1i
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	breeding	1996	8,500 breeding pairs	A3, A4i, B1i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	breeding	1996	6,500 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica	LC	breeding	1996	500 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	1996	50,000-99,999 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1985	Nenetsky	Zakaznik (Federal)	68
1997	Nenetsky	Zapovednik	31

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Tundra	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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

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 22/11/2024.