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The site was identified as important in 2004 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
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	breeding	1999	present	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2004	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1993	Bolshoy Arktichesky / Great Arctic	Zapovednik	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Tundra	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sibiryakova island (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sibiryakova-island-iba-russia-(asian) on 22/11/2024.