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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
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	breeding (1991)	1,407 pairs	B1i
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus	LC	breeding (1991)	550 pairs	B3
Great Skua Catharacta skua	LC	breeding (1991)	4 pairs	B3
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica	VU	breeding (1991)	2,000 pairs	B2
Razorbill Alca torda	LC	breeding (1991)	159 pairs	B3
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus	LC	breeding (1991)	3 pairs	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding (1991)	20,000-49,999 pairs	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1932	Kandalakshsky	Zapovednik (Ia)	99

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	94
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	6

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Seven islands (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/seven-islands-iba-russia-(european) on 25/12/2024.