Shmidta Peninsula (the eastern shore)


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
Spectacled Guillemot Cepphus carbo LC breeding 2003 min 1,900 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 Severny Zakaznik 3


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Shmidta Peninsula (the eastern shore) (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/shmidta-peninsula-(the-eastern-shore)-iba-russia-(asian) on 23/11/2024.